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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001047469-14-000779
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	S-1
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		5
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140211
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140212

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000823277
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-FARM PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS [5150]
		IRS NUMBER:				410251095
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		S-1
		SEC ACT:		1933 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	333-193891
		FILM NUMBER:		14596966

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 CENEX DRIVE
		CITY:			INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55077
		BUSINESS PHONE:		651-355-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 CENEX DRIVE
		CITY:			INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55077

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961212
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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February&nbsp;11, 2014  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B>Form&nbsp;S-1<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF&nbsp;1933  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B>CHS&nbsp;INC.<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER) </FONT></P>

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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Minnesota</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> 41-0251095</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> 5150</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><BR>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B>5500 Cenex Drive<BR>
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55077<BR>
(651)&nbsp;355-6000<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code,<BR>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Lisa Zell<BR>
Executive Vice President and General Counsel<BR>
CHS&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
5500 Cenex Drive<BR>
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55077<BR>
(651)&nbsp;355-6831<BR>
Fax (651)&nbsp;355-4554<BR> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name, address, including zip code,<BR>
and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B>David P. Swanson<BR>
Steven Khadavi<BR>
Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney&nbsp;LLP<BR>
50 South Sixth Street<BR>
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402<BR>
(612)&nbsp;340-2600<BR>
Fax (612)&nbsp;340-2868</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2><B> Edward F. Petrosky<BR>
Samir A. Gandhi<BR>
Sidley Austin&nbsp;LLP<BR>
787 Seventh Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10019<BR>
(212)&nbsp;839-5300<BR>
Fax (212)&nbsp;839-5599<BR> </B></FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:<BR>
As soon as practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule&nbsp;415
under the Securities Act of
1933 check the following box:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(b) under the Securities Act, check
the following box and list
the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
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registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT FACE="WINGDINGS">&#111;</FONT> </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a
smaller reporting company. See the
definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </FONT></P>
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<TH ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Title of Each Class of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate Offering<BR>
Price(1)(2)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD ALIGN="CENTER" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$250,000,000</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-9pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(1)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>Includes
shares of Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;2, which may be purchased by the underwriters to cover their
over-allotment option to purchase additional shares of Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;2.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-9pt;'><FONT SIZE=1>(2)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>Estimated
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. </FONT></DD></DL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall
file&nbsp;a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section&nbsp;8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, or
until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section&nbsp;8(a), may determine.  </B></FONT></P>
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</I></FONT><FONT COLOR="#FF4040" SIZE=2>The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these
securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not
soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.</FONT></P>

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</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#FF4040" SIZE=2>Subject to Completion dated February&nbsp;11, 2014</FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=5>CHS I</FONT><FONT SIZE=4>NC. </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=3>Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;2<BR>
(Liquidation Preference Equivalent to $25.00 Per Share) </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends on Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;2 (the "Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock"), of
CHS&nbsp;Inc. ("CHS") will be cumulative and will be payable quarterly in arrears, if, when and as declared by our Board of Directors, at the rate of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;% per annum of the liquidation
preference of $25.00 per share (equivalent to $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;per share per annum). See "Description of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock&#151;Dividends." </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will not be redeemable prior to&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2024. On and
after&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2024, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock may be redeemed for cash at the option of CHS, in whole or in part, at a per share redemption price equal to the per share liquidation preference of $25.00, plus accumulated and unpaid
dividends, if any, thereon to and including the date of redemption. The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will not have a stated maturity and, except in connection with certain change of
control transactions, holders thereof will not have the right to require CHS to redeem their Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock at any time. The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock, by its terms, will not be convertible into or exchangeable for any property or securities of CHS. See "Description of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock&#151;Redemption&#151;Redemption at Our Option." </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock is a new issue of securities and, prior to this offering, there has been no established trading market for the Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. We intend to apply to list the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "CHSCN". If the application is approved, we
expect trading in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market to commence within 30&nbsp;days of the original issuance date of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock. The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock has not been rated by any nationally recognized statistical rating agency. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>Investing in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the risks under
"Risk Factors" beginning on page&nbsp;11 of this prospectus and in the documents we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") that are incorporated by reference in this
prospectus before making a decision to purchase the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock.  </B></FONT></P>
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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Plus
accumulated dividends from, and including,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2014 if settlement occurs after that date.
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(2)</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>See
"Underwriting" for disclosure regarding the underwriting discount and certain expenses payable to the underwriters.
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have granted the underwriters the right to purchase up to&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;additional shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock at the public offering price, less
the underwriting discount, within 30&nbsp;days from the date of this prospectus solely to cover over-allotments, if any. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><B>Neither the SEC nor any state or other securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or
complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.</B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;It
is expected that delivery of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be made on or about&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2014 against payment
therefor in immediately available
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B>BofA Merrill Lynch</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B>Wells Fargo Securities</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD COLSPAN=3 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=4><B> D.A. Davidson&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co.</B></FONT></TD>
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The date of this prospectus is&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2014 </FONT></P>

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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#bg48701_important_information_about_this_prospectus"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#bg48701_important_information_about_this_prospectus"><FONT SIZE=2>ii</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ca48701_prospectus_summary"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PROSPECTUS SUMMARY</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#ca48701_prospectus_summary"><FONT SIZE=2>1</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#da48701_risk_factors"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>RISK FACTORS</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#da48701_risk_factors"><FONT SIZE=2>11</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#da48701_special_note_regarding_forward-looking_statements"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#da48701_special_note_regarding_forward-looking_statements"><FONT SIZE=2>15</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#da48701_use_of_proceeds"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>USE OF PROCEEDS</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dc48701_membership_in_chs_and_authorized_capital"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MEMBERSHIP IN CHS AND AUTHORIZED CAPITAL</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dc48701_description_of_class_b_series_2_preferred_stock"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DESCRIPTION OF CLASS B SERIES 2 PREFERRED STOCK</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#de48701_material_u.s._federal_income_tax_considerations"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>MATERIAL U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#dg48701_underwriting"><FONT SIZE=2>37</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#di48701_legal_matters"><FONT SIZE=2>42</FONT></A></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><A HREF="#di48701_where_you_can_find_more_information"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION</FONT></A></TD>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You should rely only on the information that is contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not and the
underwriters have not authorized any dealer, salesman or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus.
You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This prospectus does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which this prospectus relates, nor does this prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy
securities in any jurisdiction where, or to any person to whom, it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this
prospectus is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front cover of this prospectus or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to
the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus is delivered or securities are sold on a later date. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;References
in this prospectus, and the documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus, to "CHS," "we," "our" and "us" refer to CHS&nbsp;Inc., a Minnesota cooperative
corporation, and its subsidiaries, unless otherwise specified or the context otherwise requires. We maintain a web site at http://www.chsinc.com. Information contained in our website does not
constitute part of, and is not incorporated by reference into, this prospectus. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>The following summary highlights information we present in greater detail elsewhere in this prospectus and in
the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus. This summary may not contain all of the information that is important to you and you should carefully consider all of the information
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. This prospectus contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from the forward-looking statements. These factors include those listed under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  CHS&nbsp;Inc.    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;CHS&nbsp;Inc. is one of the nation's leading integrated agricultural companies, providing grain, foods and energy resources to
businesses and consumers on a global basis. As a cooperative, we are owned by farmers and ranchers and their member cooperatives (referred to herein as "members") across the United States. We also
have preferred stockholders that own shares of our 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, which is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "CHSCP", and shares of our Class&nbsp;B
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;1 (the "Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock"), which is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "CHSCO". On
February&nbsp;7, 2014, we had 12,272,003 shares of 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock outstanding and 11,319,175 shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, outstanding. We buy
commodities from and provide products and services to patrons (including our members and other non-member customers), both domestic and international. We provide a wide variety of products and
services, from initial agricultural inputs such as fuels, farm supplies, crop nutrients and crop protection products, to agricultural outputs that include grains and oilseeds, grain and oilseed
processing and food products. A portion of our operations are conducted through equity investments and joint ventures whose operating results are not fully consolidated with our results; rather, a
proportionate share of the income or loss from those entities is included as a component in our net income under the equity method of accounting. For the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, our
total revenues were $44.5&nbsp;billion and net income attributable to CHS&nbsp;Inc. was $992.4&nbsp;million. For the three months ended November&nbsp;30, 2013, our total revenues were
$11.0&nbsp;billion and net income attributable to CHS&nbsp;Inc. was $242.2&nbsp;million. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have aligned our segments based on an assessment of how our businesses operate and the products and services they sell. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
Energy segment derives its revenues through refining, wholesaling and retailing of petroleum products. Our Ag segment derives its revenues through the origination and marketing of
grain, including service activities conducted at export terminals, through the wholesale sales of crop nutrients, from the sales of soybean meal and soybean refined oil and through the retail sales of
petroleum and agronomy products, processed sunflowers, feed and farm supplies, and records equity income from investments in our grain export joint venture and other investments. We include other
business operations in Corporate and Other because of the nature of their products and services, as well as the relative revenues of those businesses. These businesses primarily include our financing,
insurance, hedging and other service activities related to crop production. In addition, our wheat milling and packaged food operations are included in Corporate and Other, as those businesses are
conducted through non-consolidated joint ventures. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Membership
in CHS is restricted to certain producers of agricultural products and to associations of producers of agricultural products that are organized and operating so as to adhere
to the provisions of
the Agricultural Marketing Act and the Capper-Volstead Act, as amended. Our Board of Directors may establish other qualifications for membership from time to time as it may deem advisable. </FONT></P>
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 <P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
earnings from cooperative business are allocated to members (and to a limited extent, to non-members with which we have agreed to do business on a patronage basis) based on the
volume of business they do with us. We allocate these earnings to our patrons in the form of patronage refunds (which are also called patronage dividends) in cash and patrons' equities (capital equity
certificates), which may be redeemed over time solely at the discretion of our Board of Directors. Earnings derived from non-members, which are not allocated patronage, are taxed at federal and state
statutory corporate rates and are retained by us as unallocated capital reserve. We also receive patronage refunds from the cooperatives in which we are a member, if those cooperatives have earnings
to distribute and if we qualify for patronage refunds from them. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
origins date back to the early 1930s with the founding of the predecessor companies of Cenex,&nbsp;Inc. and Harvest States Cooperatives. CHS&nbsp;Inc. emerged as the result of
the merger of those two entities in 1998, and is headquartered in Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Energy  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are the nation's largest cooperative energy company based on revenues and identifiable assets, with operations that include
petroleum refining and pipelines; the supply, marketing (including ethanol and biodiesel) and distribution of refined fuels (gasoline, diesel fuel and other energy products); the blending, sale and
distribution of lubricants; and the wholesale supply of propane. Our Energy segment processes crude oil into refined petroleum products at refineries in Laurel, Montana (wholly-owned) and McPherson,
Kansas (an entity in which we have an approximate 84.0% ownership interest as of February&nbsp;7, 2014) and sells those products under the Cenex&reg; brand to member cooperatives and others
through a network of approximately
1,350 independent retail sites, of which 75% are convenience stores marketing Cenex&reg; branded fuels. For fiscal 2013, our Energy revenues, after elimination of inter-segment revenues, were
$12.5&nbsp;billion and were primarily from gasoline and diesel fuel. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
fiscal 2012, we began a project to replace a coker at one of our refineries with an expected total cost of $555.0&nbsp;million and expect completion in fiscal 2015. We incurred
$124.0&nbsp;million and $60.4&nbsp;million of costs related to the coker project during fiscal 2013 and 2012, respectively, and $43.6&nbsp;million during the three months ended
November&nbsp;30, 2013. In fiscal 2013, we began a $327.0&nbsp;million expansion at National Cooperative Refinery Association's (NCRA) McPherson, Kansas refinery which we anticipate will be
completed in fiscal 2016. We incurred $25.0&nbsp;million of costs related to the NCRA expansion during the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, and $7.4&nbsp;million during the three months ended
November&nbsp;30, 2013. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Ag  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Ag segment includes crop nutrients, country operations, grain marketing and processing and food ingredients. Our revenues in our
Ag segment primarily include grain sales, which were $23.8&nbsp;billion for fiscal 2013 after elimination of inter-segment revenues. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Crop Nutrients.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We believe our North America wholesale crop nutrients business is one of the
largest wholesale fertilizer businesses in the U.S.
based on tons sold and accounts for approximately 11% of the U.S. market. Tons sold include sales to our country operations business. There is significant seasonality in the sale of agronomy products
and services, with peak activity coinciding with the planting seasons. There is also significant volatility in the prices for the crop nutrient products we purchase and sell. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
are currently taking steps toward construction of a more than $2.0&nbsp;billion nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant to be located at Spiritwood, North Dakota, which would
provide the region's farmers with enhanced supplies of crop nutrients essential to raising corn and other crops. We plan to </FONT></P>
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up to $25&nbsp;million on an engineering design study to determine the feasibility of the project. We expect the study to be completed in our second quarter of fiscal 2014. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Country Operations.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our country operations business purchases a variety of grains from our producer
members and other third parties, and provides
cooperative members and customers with access to a full range of products, programs and services for production agriculture. Country operations operates 442 locations through 73 business units, the
majority of which have local producer boards dispersed throughout Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Washington and Canada. Most of these locations purchase grain from farmers and sell agronomy, energy, feed and seed products to those same producers and others, although not all locations
provide every product and service. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Grain Marketing.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are the nation's largest cooperative marketer of grain and oilseed based on
grain storage capacity and grain sales, handling
over 2.1&nbsp;billion bushels annually. During fiscal 2013, we purchased approximately 50% of our total grain volumes from individual and cooperative association members and our country operations
business, with the balance purchased from third parties. We arrange for the transportation of the grains either directly to customers or to our owned or leased grain terminals and elevators awaiting
delivery to domestic and foreign purchasers. We primarily conduct our grain marketing operations directly, but do conduct some of our business through TEMCO,&nbsp;LLC (TEMCO), a 50% joint venture
with Cargill, Incorporated (Cargill). </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Processing and Food Ingredients.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Processing and Food Ingredients business operates globally and
converts soybeans into soybean meal, soyflour,
crude soybean oil, refined soybean oil and associated by-products. We then further process soyflour for use in the food/snack industry. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Corporate And Other  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Corporate and Other primarily represents the non-consolidated wheat milling and packaged food joint ventures, as well as our business
solutions operations, which consist of commodities hedging, insurance and financial services related to crop production. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Horizon
Milling,&nbsp;LLC and Horizon Milling&nbsp;G.P. are flour milling joint ventures with Cargill, of which we own 24%. In March 2013, we entered into a definitive agreement
with Cargill and ConAgra Foods,&nbsp;Inc. to form Ardent Mills, a joint venture combining the North American flour milling operations of the three parent companies, including the Horizon Milling and
Horizon Milling&nbsp;ULC assets and the assets currently leased by CHS to Horizon Milling, with CHS holding a 12% interest. Upon closing, Ardent Mills is expected to be financed with funds from
third-party borrowings, which would not require credit support from the owners. The borrowings are anticipated to be no less than $600&nbsp;million with proceeds distributed to each owner in
proportion to the ownership interests, adjusted for any deviations in specified working capital target amounts. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of calendar 2014, subject to
financing and certain other customary closing conditions. In connection with the closing, the parties will also enter into various ancillary and non-compete agreements, including, among other things,
an agreement for CHS to supply Ardent Mills with certain wheat and durum products. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Principal Executive Offices  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our principal executive offices are located at 5500 Cenex Drive, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55077, and our telephone number at
that address is (651)&nbsp;355-6000. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Recent Events  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On February&nbsp;7, 2014, we acquired the fertilizer business and related fertilizer assets of Terral RiverService, Lake Providence,
LA (Terral) for total consideration paid of $95.5&nbsp;million, net of cash acquired. Terral is a river transportation service company specializing in the bulk storage and handling of dry and liquid
materials along the Mississippi River system, the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and inland waterways of Louisiana and southern Arkansas. </FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;shares
(or&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;shares if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full) of Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;2, which we refer to in this prospectus as the
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>With respect to the payment of dividends and amounts payable upon liquidation, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock will rank (i)&nbsp;senior to any patronage refund, patrons' equities, and any other class or series of our capital stock or equity capital designated by our Board of Directors as junior to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock, (ii)&nbsp;junior to all shares of capital stock or equity capital of CHS which, by their terms, rank (with the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock and any other series of our Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock that we may issue in the future (our "Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock"), voting together as a class) senior to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock and (iii)&nbsp;on a parity with the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, and all other shares of capital stock or equity capital of CHS other than shares of capital stock or equity
capital of CHS which, by their terms, rank junior or (with the approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, voting together as a class) senior to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock.
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be cumulative from and
including&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2014 and, if, when and as declared by our Board of Directors, will be payable quarterly in arrears on March&nbsp;31, June&nbsp;30, September&nbsp;30 and December&nbsp;31 of each year,
commencing on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2014, at the rate of&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;% of the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share per annum (equivalent to $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;per share per annum). Dividends on the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will accumulate whether or not we have earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and whether or not such dividends are authorized or declared. See
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>In the event of our liquidation, holders of shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock are entitled to
receive $25.00 per share plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on the shares to and including the date of liquidation, subject, however, to the rights of any of our debt and any capital stock or equity capital that rank senior to or on parity
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will not be redeemable prior to&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2024. On and
after&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2024, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be redeemable for cash at our option, in whole or in part, at a per share price equal to the per share liquidation preference of $25.00
per share, plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on that share to and including the date of redemption. Redemption of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be a taxable event for federal income tax purposes. See "Description of
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>In the event a change in control (as defined herein) is approved by our Board of Directors, holders of the
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equal to the per share liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on that share to and including the date of redemption. "Change in control" is defined in "Description of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock do not have voting rights, except as required by
applicable law; provided, that the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, voting as a class, will be required to approve (i)&nbsp;any amendment to our articles of incorporation or the resolutions
establishing the terms of the Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock if the amendment adversely affects the powers, rights or preferences of the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock; or (ii)&nbsp;the creation of any class or series of capital stock,
equity capital or patrons' equities having rights senior to the Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up; provided, further, that the affirmative vote of a
majority of the outstanding shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, voting as a class, will be required to approve any amendment to our articles of incorporation that relates solely to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or
to the resolutions establishing the specific economic terms of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock if such amendment adversely affects the powers, rights or preferences of the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock.</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>No Exchange or Conversion Rights; No Sinking Fund</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock are not exchangeable for or convertible into any other
shares of our capital stock or any other securities or property. The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock is not subject to the operation of any purchase, retirement or sinking fund.</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock is a new issue of securities and, prior to this offering, there has been no
established trading market for the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. We intend to apply to list the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "CHSCN". If the application is approved, we expect
trading in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market to commence within 30&nbsp;days of the original issuance date of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock.</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be issued in the form of a fully registered global
certificate that is deposited with a custodian for, and registered in the name of, The Depository Trust Company ("DTC") or its nominee, Cede&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co. Interests in a global certificate may also be held through Clearstream Banking,
</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>soci&eacute;t&eacute; anonyme</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> ("Clearstream"), and Euroclear Bank,&nbsp;S.A./N.V. ("Euroclear").</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Use of Proceeds</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>We intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, after
deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses payable by us, estimated to be approximately $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;million (or $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;million if the underwriters' over-allotment option is exercised in full), for general
corporate purposes, which may include partially funding the anticipated construction of a nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant to be located in Spiritwood, North Dakota. Although the exact cost of that construction is still uncertain, we currently
expect that it would have a total cost of more than $2.0&nbsp;billion. See "Use of Proceeds."</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p align=left style="font-family:times;margin-top:12pt;margin-left:0pt;text-indent:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Ownership of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock involves risks. See "Risk Factors" beginning on
page&nbsp;11 of this prospectus and in the documents we file with the SEC that are incorporated herein by reference.</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  Summary Consolidated Financial Data    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The summary financial information below has been derived from our consolidated financial statements for the periods indicated below.
The selected consolidated financial information for the three months ended and as of November&nbsp;30, 2013 and 2012, and the years ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 and as of
August&nbsp;31, 2013 and 2012, should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter
ended November&nbsp;30, 2013, and our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, as well as the related management's discussion and analysis thereof,
incorporated by reference in this prospectus. The selected consolidated financial information for the years ended August&nbsp;31, 2010 and 2009 and as of August&nbsp;31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 should
be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, as well as the related management's discussion and analysis thereof, not included or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. The selected consolidated financial information for the three months ended November&nbsp;30, 2013 and 2012 have been derived from our unaudited financial statements. In
the opinion of our management, the interim financial data for the periods ended November&nbsp;30, 2013 and 2012 was prepared on the same basis as the annual historical financial data and include all
adjustments, consisting of only normal recurring adjustments, necessary for a fair statement of this information. Results for the three months ended November&nbsp;30, 2013 are not necessarily
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November&nbsp;30, </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=14 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Years Ended August&nbsp;31, </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2012 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2011 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2010 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2009 </B></FONT></TH>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Revenues</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>11,026,121</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>11,709,938</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>44,479,857</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>40,599,286</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>36,915,834</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>25,267,931</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>25,729,916</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Cost of goods sold</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>10,625,205</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>11,164,420</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>42,706,205</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>38,588,143</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>35,512,988</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>24,397,410</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>24,849,901</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Gross profit</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>400,916</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>545,518</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,773,652</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>2,011,143</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,402,846</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>870,521</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>880,015</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Marketing, general and administrative</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>133,141</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>124,482</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>553,623</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>498,233</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>438,498</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>366,582</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>355,299</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Operating earnings</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>267,775</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>421,036</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,220,029</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,512,910</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>964,348</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>503,939</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>524,716</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>(Gain) loss on investments</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(182</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>5,465</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(126,729</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(29,433</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>56,305</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Interest, net</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>30,785</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>67,210</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>231,567</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>193,263</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>74,835</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>58,324</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>70,487</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Equity income from investments</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(32,678</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(28,072</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(97,350</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(102,389</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(131,414</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(108,787</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>(105,754</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>)</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Income before income taxes</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>269,668</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>381,898</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,085,994</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,416,571</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,147,656</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>583,835</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>503,678</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Income taxes</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>26,640</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>75,091</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>99,673</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>33,238</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Balance Sheet Data (at end of period):</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Working capital</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>3,268,093</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>2,961,011</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>3,125,407</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>2,848,462</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>2,776,492</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,603,994</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,626,352</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Net property, plant and equipment</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>3,283,706</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>2,892,446</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>3,171,404</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>2,786,324</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>2,420,214</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>2,253,071</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>2,099,325</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Total assets</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>14,615,896</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>14,252,414</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>13,504,270</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>13,645,024</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>12,465,317</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>8,881,087</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>7,994,921</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Long-term debt, including current maturities</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,496,143</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,393,915</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,607,032</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,440,353</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,501,997</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>986,241</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>1,071,953</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Total equities</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>5,560,434</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>4,685,039</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>5,152,747</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>4,473,323</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>4,265,320</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>3,604,451</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>3,333,164</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:8pt;text-indent:-8pt;"><FONT SIZE=1> </FONT><FONT SIZE=1>Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>7.1x</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>7.2x</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>9.6x</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>8.8x</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>5.5x</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>4.6x</FONT></TD>
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income taxes on consolidated operations, distributed income from equity investees, amortization of capitalized interest, investments redeemed and fixed charges less deductions for equity holdings,
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>of
debt costs and one-third of rental expense, considered representative of that portion of rental expense estimated to be attributable to interest. Interest costs of $11.1&nbsp;million,
$149.1&nbsp;million and $113.2&nbsp;million for the three months ended November&nbsp;30, 2013 and the years ended August&nbsp;31, 2013 and 2012, respectively, associated with our commitment to
purchase the NCRA noncontrolling interests, were excluded from interest expense for purposes of computing the ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preferred dividends. </FONT></P>

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 <P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
summary selected financial information below has been derived from our two business segments, and Corporate and Other, for the three months ended November&nbsp;30, 2013 and 2012
and the years ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, 2012 and 2011. The intercompany revenues between our Energy and Ag segments were $158.0&nbsp;million and $133.6&nbsp;million for the three months ended
November&nbsp;30, 2013 and 2012, respectively. The intercompany revenues between our Energy and Ag segments were $481.5&nbsp;million, $467.6&nbsp;million and $383.4&nbsp;million for the fiscal
years ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, respectively. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  Summary Selected Financial Data By Business Segment    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>
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<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=14 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Energy </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=5 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Three Months Ended<BR>
November&nbsp;30, </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=8 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Years Ended August&nbsp;31, </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH ALIGN="LEFT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2013 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2012 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2013 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2012 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2011 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=14 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>(Dollars in thousands)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Revenues</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>3,679,234</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>3,324,228</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>12,982,293</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>12,816,542</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>11,467,381</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Cost of goods sold</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>3,505,340</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>2,990,842</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>11,846,458</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>11,514,463</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>10,694,687</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Gross profit</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>173,894</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>333,386</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>1,135,835</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>1,302,079</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>772,694</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Marketing, general and administrative</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>33,836</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>36,471</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>172,136</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>155,786</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>142,708</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">


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<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Operating earnings</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>140,058</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>296,915</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>963,699</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>1,146,293</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>629,986</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="White" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Loss on investments</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>4,008</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>1,027</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#CCEEFF" VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Interest, net</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>12,476</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>45,783</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>148,366</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>122,302</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>5,829</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Equity income from investments</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(1,308</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(1,884</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(1,357</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(7,537</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(6,802</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Income before income taxes</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>128,890</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>253,016</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>816,690</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>1,027,520</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>629,932</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0pt;font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(157,964</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(383,389</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>3,979,166</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>4,409,594</FONT></TD>
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<TH COLSPAN=14 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Ag </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=5 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Three Months Ended<BR>
November&nbsp;30, </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=8 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>Years Ended August&nbsp;31, </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2013 </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2012 </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2013 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2012 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2011 </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=14 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>(Dollars in thousands)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Revenues</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>7,488,088</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>8,501,741</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>31,909,791</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>28,181,445</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>25,767,033</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Cost of goods sold</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>7,277,829</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>8,308,115</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>31,341,453</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>27,544,040</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>25,204,301</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Gross profit</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>210,259</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>193,626</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>568,338</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>637,405</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>562,732</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Marketing, general and administrative</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>85,002</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>70,987</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>312,616</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>273,757</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>229,369</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Operating earnings</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>125,257</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>122,639</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>255,722</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>363,648</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>333,363</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Gain) loss on investments</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(27</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>1,049</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(118,344</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Interest, net</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>15,065</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>18,212</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>71,597</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>57,915</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>57,438</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Equity income from investments</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(6,477</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(7,947</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(15,194</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(22,737</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(40,482</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>434,751</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>7,688,325</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>6,146,547</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>7,316,410</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>2011 </B></FONT></TH>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>16,763</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>17,575</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>69,238</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>68,882</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>64,809</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Cost of goods sold</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(931</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(241</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(2,777</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(2,611</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>16,763</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>18,506</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>69,479</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>71,659</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>67,420</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>14,303</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>17,024</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>68,871</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>68,690</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>66,421</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="line-height:0.1pt;font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2></font>&#8203;<font></FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Operating earnings</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>2,460</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>1,482</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>608</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>2,969</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>999</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(155</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>408</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(9,412</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>3,244</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>3,215</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>11,604</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>13,046</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>11,568</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(24,893</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(18,241</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(80,799</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(72,115</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>(84,130</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>69,958</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>61,630</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>82,973</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>2,948,129</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>2,623,818</FONT></TD>
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 <P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Supplementary
financial information required by Item&nbsp;302 of Regulation&nbsp;S-K for the three months ended November&nbsp;30, 2013 and for each quarter during the years ended
August&nbsp;31, 2013 and 2012 is presented below. </FONT></P>
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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>November&nbsp;30,<BR>
2013 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
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<TH ALIGN="LEFT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>(Unaudited)<BR>
(Dollars in thousands)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Revenues</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>11,026,121</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Gross profit</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>10,625,205</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Income before income taxes</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>269,668</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Net income</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>243,028</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Net income attributable to CHS&nbsp;Inc.&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>242,186</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>November&nbsp;30,<BR>
2012 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>February&nbsp;28,<BR>
2013 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>May&nbsp;31,<BR>
2013 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>August&nbsp;31,<BR>
2013 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
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<TH ALIGN="LEFT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT><BR></TH>
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<TH COLSPAN=11 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>(Unaudited)<BR>
(Dollars in thousands)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Revenues</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>11,709,938</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>9,882,378</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>11,936,556</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>10,950,985</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Gross profit</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>545,518</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>470,647</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>456,911</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>300,576</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TR BGCOLOR="#CCEEFF" VALIGN="TOP">
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Income before income taxes</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>381,898</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>299,387</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>279,476</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>125,233</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Net income</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>345,881</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>275,518</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>252,329</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>122,600</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Net income attributable to CHS&nbsp;Inc.&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>343,707</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>275,086</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>250,796</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>122,797</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="61pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="12pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="7pt" ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="68pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD>
<TD WIDTH="12pt" style="font-family:times;"></TD>
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<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>November&nbsp;30,<BR>
2011 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>February&nbsp;29,<BR>
2012 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>May&nbsp;31,<BR>
2012 </B></FONT></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=2 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;border-bottom:solid #000000 1.0pt;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>August&nbsp;31,<BR>
2012 </B></FONT></TH>
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<TH ALIGN="LEFT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT><BR></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
<TH COLSPAN=11 ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1><B>(Unaudited)<BR>
(Dollars in thousands)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
<TH style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TH>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Revenues</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>9,734,159</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>8,843,812</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>11,022,955</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>10,998,360</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Gross profit</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>640,007</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>231,577</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>616,256</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>523,303</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Income before income taxes</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>530,847</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>89,858</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>440,718</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>355,148</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Net income</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>488,882</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>79,235</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>406,718</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>360,884</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Net income attributable to CHS&nbsp;Inc.&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>416,208</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>78,470</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>405,062</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" VALIGN="BOTTOM" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>360,888</FONT></TD>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  RISK FACTORS    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Any investment in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock involves a high degree of risk. You
should carefully consider all of the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus before making an investment decision, including the risk factors described under "Risk
Factors" in Item&nbsp;1A of our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013. The risks and uncertainties described herein and therein are not the only risks
and uncertainties that we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations or otherwise adversely affect
us. If any of those risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations and prospects could be materially and adversely affected and our ability to pay dividends
on, or make other payments with respect to, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock could be impaired, which we refer to collectively as a "material adverse effect on us," or comparable
language, below. These risks also include forward-looking statements and our actual results may differ substantially from those discussed in these forward-looking statements. See "Special Note
Regarding Forward-Looking Statements."</I></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
information contained within Part&nbsp;I, Item&nbsp;1A Risk Factors in our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013 is incorporated
herein by reference. There have been no material changes to our risk factors disclosed in Part&nbsp;I, Item&nbsp;1A of our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013. The following risk factors are specific to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock offered in this prospectus. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> An active trading market for the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock may not develop or be maintained, which may adversely affect the timing and price for any
resales.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;An active trading market for the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock may not develop or be maintained and there can be no
assurance that any trading market for the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be liquid. If you decide to sell your Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, there may be either
no or only a limited number of potential buyers. This, in turn, may affect the price you receive for your Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or your ability to sell your Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock at all. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> If you are able to resell your Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, many factors may affect the price you receive, which may be lower than your original purchase
price or lower than you believe to be appropriate.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As with other publicly traded securities, many factors could affect the market price of your Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock. In addition to those factors relating to CHS and the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock described elsewhere in this "Risk Factors" section and elsewhere in this prospectus, or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus, the market price of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock could be affected by conditions in, and perceptions of, agricultural and energy
markets and companies and also by broader, general market, political and economic conditions. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Furthermore,
U.S. stock markets have experienced price and volume volatility that has affected many companies' stock prices, often for reasons unrelated to the operating performance of
those companies. Fluctuations such as these also may affect the market price of your Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. As a result of these factors, you may only be able to sell your
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock at a price below your original purchase price or below the price you believe to be appropriate. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Issuances of substantial amounts of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or other preferred stock could adversely affect the market price of your Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;From time to time in the future, we may sell additional shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and other preferred
stock to public or private investors. Future sales of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or other preferred stock or the availability of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or
other </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>preferred
stock for sale may adversely affect the market price for your Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or our ability to raise additional equity capital. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Changes in market conditions, including market interest rates, may decrease the market price for the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The terms of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock are fixed and will not change following issuance, even if market
conditions with respect to these terms fluctuate. This may mean that you could obtain a higher return from an investment in other securities if market interest rates rise. It also means that an
increase in market interest rates is likely to decrease the market price for the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> You will have limited voting rights.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a holder of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, you will be entitled to vote as a class with the holders of all
other outstanding Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock only on actions that would amend, alter or repeal our articles of incorporation or the resolutions establishing the Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock if
the amendment, alteration or repeal would adversely affect the powers, rights or preferences of the holders of Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock or that would create a class or series of senior equity
securities. Holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will have voting rights as a class in respect of amendments that solely relate to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock and affect holders thereof in an adverse manner. You will not have the right to vote on actions customarily subject to shareholder vote or approval, including the election of directors, the
approval of significant transactions and other amendments to our articles of incorporation that would not adversely affect the powers, rights and preferences of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock and would not create a class or series of senior equity securities. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Our equity is subject to a first lien in favor of CHS.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Under our articles of incorporation, all equity we issue (including the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock) is subject to
a first lien in favor of us for any indebtedness we extend
to the holders of such equity, if any. We have not taken any steps to date to perfect this lien against shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. If we perfect this interest in the
future, your shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock could be encumbered by our interest therein to the extent of any indebtedness owed to CHS. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Payment of dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock is not guaranteed.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Although dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock are cumulative, our Board of Directors must approve the
actual payment of those dividends. Our Board of Directors can elect at any time or from time to time, and for an indefinite duration, not to pay any or all accumulated dividends. Our Board of
Directors could do so for any reason, including the following:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>poor historical or projected cash flows; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the need to make payments on our indebtedness; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>concluding that the payment of dividends would cause us to breach the terms of any indebtedness or other instrument or
agreement, such as financial ratio covenants; or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>determining that the payment of dividends would violate applicable law regarding unlawful distributions to shareholders. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> The amount of your liquidation preference is fixed and you will have no right to receive any greater payment regardless of the circumstances.  </I></B></FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The payment due upon a liquidation is fixed at the redemption preference of $25.00 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends to
and including the date of liquidation. If, in the case of our liquidation, there are remaining assets to be distributed after payment of this amount, you will have no right to receive or to
participate in these amounts. Furthermore, if the market price for your Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock is greater than the liquidation preference, you will have no right to receive the
market price from us upon our liquidation. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Your liquidation rights will be subordinate to those of holders of our indebtedness and of any senior equity securities we may issue in the future and there is no limitation
on our ability to issue additional preferred equity securities that rank equally with the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock upon liquidation.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;There are no restrictions in the terms of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on our ability to incur indebtedness. As
of November&nbsp;30, 2013, we had approximately $1.5&nbsp;billion of outstanding long-term debt. We can also, with the consent of holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our
Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, voting together as a class, issue preferred equity securities that are senior as to dividend and liquidation payments to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock. If we were to liquidate our business, we would be required to repay all of our outstanding indebtedness and to satisfy the liquidation preferences of any senior equity securities that we may
issue in the future before we could make any distributions to holders of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. We could have insufficient cash available to do so, in which case you would
not receive any payment on the amounts due you. Moreover, there are no restrictions on our ability to issue preferred equity securities that rank equally with the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock as to dividend and liquidation payments and any amounts remaining after the payments to holders of senior equity securities would be split equally among all holders of those
securities, which might result in your receiving less than the full amount to which you would otherwise be entitled. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock is redeemable at our option.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may, at our option, redeem some or all of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on and
after&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2024, to
the extent we have funds legally available for such purpose. If we redeem your Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, you will be entitled to receive a redemption price equal to $25.00 per
share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends to and including the date of redemption. It is likely that we would choose to exercise our optional redemption right only when prevailing interest rates
have declined, which would adversely affect your ability to reinvest your proceeds from the redemption in a comparable investment with an equal or greater yield to the yield on the Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock had the shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock not been redeemed. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Our cooperative structure limits our ability to access equity capital.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As a cooperative, we may not sell common stock in our company. In addition, existing laws and our articles of incorporation and bylaws
contain limitations on dividends of 8% per annum on any preferred stock that we may issue. These limitations may restrict our ability to raise equity capital and may adversely affect our ability to
compete with enterprises that do not face similar restrictions. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> To service and refinance our indebtedness, pay dividends on, or the redemption price of, our preferred equity securities (including the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock) and fund our capital and liquidity needs, we will require a significant amount of cash, and we cannot assure you that we will generate sufficient cash, or have access to sufficient
funding, for such purposes, and such failure would have a material adverse effect on us.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To service and refinance our indebtedness, pay dividends on, or the redemption price of, our preferred equity securities (including
the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock) and fund our capital and liquidity needs, we will require a significant amount of cash. Our ability to raise capital is, to a certain extent,
subject to economic, financial, competitive, legislative, regulatory and other factors that are beyond our control. In addition, we cannot assure you that our business will generate sufficient cash
flows from operations, that future borrowings will be available to us or that we can obtain alternative financing proceeds on favorable terms, or at all, in an amount sufficient to enable us to
service and refinance, at or before maturity, our indebtedness, pay dividends on, or the redemption price of, our preferred equity securities (including the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock) and fund our capital and liquidity needs, which would have a material adverse effect on us. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock may not be a suitable investment for all investors.  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each potential investor must make its own determination of the suitability of any investment in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock, with particular reference to its own investment objectives and experience, and any other factors which may be relevant to it in connection with such
investment, either alone or with the help of a financial advisor. In particular, each potential investor should:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>have sufficient knowledge and experience to make a meaningful evaluation of us, the terms of the Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and their offering, the merits and risks of investing in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and the information contained or incorporated by reference
in this prospectus; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>have access to, knowledge of, and appropriate analytical tools to evaluate, in the context of its particular situation, an
investment in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and the impact the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will have on its overall investment portfolio; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>have sufficient financial resources and liquidity to bear all of the risks of an investment in the Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock for an indefinite period of time since the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock has no stated maturity and holders may not require us to redeem their
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock absent a change in control, and there can be no assurance that we will exercise our optional right to redeem the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock and, even if we do exercise such right, it may not be financially attractive to the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock since the redemption price for the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be fixed at 100% of the liquidation preference thereof plus accumulated and unpaid dividends, if any, thereon, and it is likely that we would choose
to exercise such optional redemption right only when prevailing interest rates have declined, which would adversely affect a holder's ability to reinvest the redemption proceeds in a comparable
security at the same or higher yield; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>understand thoroughly the terms of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and be familiar with the behavior of
financial markets and of any financial variable which might have an impact on the return on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock; and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>be able to evaluate (either alone or with the help of a financial advisor) possible scenarios for economic, interest rate
and other factors that may affect its investment and its ability to bear the applicable risks. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This prospectus and the information incorporated by reference in it include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words and phrases such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "outlook," "will benefit," "is anticipated," "estimate,"
"project," "management believes" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to
differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to those listed
below:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Our revenues, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected by changes in commodity
prices, as well as global and domestic economic downturns and risks. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Our revenues, results of operations and cash flows could be materially and adversely affected if our members were to do
business with others rather than with us. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>We participate in highly competitive business markets and we may not be able to continue to compete successfully, which
would have a material adverse effect on us. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Changes in federal income tax laws or in our tax status could increase our tax liability and reduce our net income
significantly. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>We incur significant costs in complying with applicable laws and regulations. Any failure to make the capital investments
necessary to comply with these laws and regulations could expose us to unanticipated expenditures and liabilities. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Changing environmental and energy laws and regulation may result in increased operating costs and capital expenditures and
may have a material and adverse effect on us. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Governmental policies and regulation affecting the agricultural sector and related industries could have a material
adverse effect on us. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Environmental liabilities could have a material adverse effect on us. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Actual or perceived quality, safety or health risks associated with our products could subject us to significant liability
and damage our business and reputation. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Our financial results are susceptible to seasonality. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Our operations are subject to business interruptions and casualty losses; we do not insure against all potential losses
and could be seriously harmed by unanticipated liabilities. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Our cooperative structure limits our ability to access equity capital. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Consolidation among the producers of products we purchase and customers for products we sell could materially and
adversely affect our revenues, results of operations and cash flows. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>If our customers choose alternatives to our refined petroleum products, our revenues, results of operations and cash flows
could be materially and adversely affected. </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Our agronomy business is volatile and dependent upon certain factors outside of our control. </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Technological improvements in agriculture could decrease the demand for our agronomy and energy products. </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>We operate some of our business through joint ventures in which our rights to control business decisions are limited. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;These
risks and uncertainties are further described under "Risk Factors" and elsewhere in this prospectus, and under "Risk Factors" in Item&nbsp;1A of our Annual Report on
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
do not guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements and we wish to caution you not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date on which they were made. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We estimate that the net proceeds from our sale of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be approximately $ million,
or approximately $ million if the underwriters exercise their over-allotment option in full, after deducting the underwriting discount and offering expenses payable by us. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
intend to use the net proceeds of this offering for general corporate purposes. Those purposes may include partially funding the anticipated construction of a nitrogen fertilizer
manufacturing plant to be located in Spiritwood, North Dakota. Although the exact cost of that construction is still uncertain, we currently expect that it would have a total cost of more than
$2.0&nbsp;billion. If we do use the net proceeds of this offering to partially fund the construction of the nitrogen fertilizer manufacturing plant referred to above, any additional funds necessary
to complete that construction would come from a combination of cash on hand, operating cash flows, project financing and/or other future capital raising transactions (which may consist of debt or
equity or both). However, notwithstanding the above, we have not yet determined with certainty the manner in which we will allocate the net proceeds of this offering, and the allocation of the net
proceeds will be dependent upon timing needs and other considerations, including future growth from acquisitions, cash generated from future operations and actual expenses to operate our business.
Accordingly, our management will have broad discretion in the application of the net proceeds, and investors will be relying on the judgment of our management regarding the application of the proceeds
of this offering. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pending
the uses described above, we intend to invest the net proceeds in United States government securities and other short-term, investment-grade, interest-bearing instruments. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  MEMBERSHIP IN CHS AND AUTHORIZED CAPITAL    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Introduction  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are an agricultural membership cooperative organized under Minnesota cooperative law to do business with member and non-member
patrons. Our patrons, not us, are subject to income taxes on income from patronage sources, which is distributed to them as qualified patronage. We are subject to income taxes on undistributed
patronage income, non-qualified patronage distributions and non-patronage-sourced income. See "&#151;Tax Treatment" below. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Distribution of Net Income; Patronage Dividends  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are required by our organizational documents annually to distribute net earnings derived from patronage business with members to
members on the basis of patronage, except that our Board of Directors may elect to retain and add to our unallocated capital reserve an amount not to exceed 10% of the distributable net income from
patronage business. We may also distribute net income derived from patronage business with a non-member if we have agreed to conduct business with the non-member on a patronage basis. Net income from
non-patronage business may be distributed to members or added to the unallocated capital reserve, in whatever proportions our Board of Directors deems appropriate. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;These
distributions, referred to as "patronage dividends," may be made in cash, qualified and non-qualified patrons' equities, revolving fund certificates, our securities, securities of
others or any combination designated by our Board of Directors. Patronage dividends for a given fiscal year are distributed in the following fiscal year. For distributions relating to fiscal 2012 and
2011 activity, the Board of Directors approved the distributed qualified patronage dividends to be in the form of 35% cash and 65% patrons' equity for individuals and 40% cash and 60% patrons' equity
for non-individuals (see "&#151;Patrons' Equities" below). Beginning with fiscal 2013 activity, the Board of Directors approved the distributed qualified patronage dividends to be in the form
of 40% cash and 60% patrons' equity for both individuals and non-individuals and that a portion of patronage refunds be in the form of non-qualified patrons' equities. In addition, the Board of
Directors authorized, in accordance with our bylaws, that 10% of the earnings from patronage business, be added to our capital reserves. The Board of Directors may change the mix in the form of the
patronage dividends in the future. In making distributions, the Board of Directors may use any method of allocation that, in its judgment, is reasonable and equitable. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patronage
dividends distributed during the years ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, 2012 and 2011, were $976.0&nbsp;million ($380.9&nbsp;million in cash), $676.3&nbsp;million
($260.7&nbsp;million in cash) and $402.4&nbsp;million ($141.5&nbsp;million in cash), respectively. No patronage dividends were distributed during the three months ended November&nbsp;30, 2013
and 2012. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On February 7, 2014, we had 12,272,003 shares of 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock outstanding. The 8% Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "CHSCP." Dividends paid on our 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock during the three months ended November&nbsp;30, 2013 and
2012 were $6.1&nbsp;million. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders
of our 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock are entitled to receive cash dividends at the rate of $2.00 per share per year when, as and if declared by our Board of
Directors. Dividends are cumulative and are payable quarterly in arrears on March&nbsp;31, June&nbsp;30, September&nbsp;30 and December&nbsp;31 of each year, except that if a payment date is a
Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the dividend is paid without interest on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. In the event of our liquidation, holders of our 8% Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock are entitled to </FONT></P>

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$25.00&nbsp;per share plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on the shares to and including the date of liquidation, subject, however, to the rights of any of our securities that rank
senior or on parity with the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. As to payment of dividends and as to distributions of assets upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of CHS, whether
voluntary or involuntary, the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ranks prior to: (i)&nbsp;any patronage refund; (ii)&nbsp;any other class or series of our capital stock designated by our
Board of Directors as junior to the preferred stock; and (iii)&nbsp;our common stock, if any. Shares of any class or series of our capital stock that are not junior to the 8% Cumulative Redeemable
Preferred Stock, including the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, rank equally with the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends and the distribution of
assets. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
may, at our option, at any time on or after July&nbsp;18, 2023, redeem the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, in whole or from time to time in part, for cash at a redemption
price of $25.00&nbsp;per share plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on that share to and including the date of redemption. We have no current plan or intention to redeem the 8% Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock. In the event of a change in control initiated by our Board of Directors, holders of the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock will have the right, for a period of
90&nbsp;days from the date of the change in control, to require us to repurchase their shares of 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock at a price of $25.00&nbsp;per share plus all dividends
accumulated and unpaid on that share to and including the date of redemption. The 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock is not exchangeable for or convertible into any other shares of our capital
stock or any other securities or property and is not subject to the operation of any purchase, retirement or sinking fund. Holders of the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock do not have voting
rights, except as required by applicable law; provided, that the affirmative vote of two-thirds of the outstanding 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock will be required to approve (i)&nbsp;any
amendment to our articles of incorporation or the resolutions establishing the terms of the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock if the amendment adversely affects the rights or preferences of the
8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock; or (ii)&nbsp;the creation of any class or series of equity securities having rights senior to the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as to the payment
of dividends or distribution of assets upon the liquidation, dissolution or winding up of CHS. Holders of the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock have no preemptive right to acquire shares of any
class or series of our capital stock. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On February 7, 2014, we had 11,319,175 shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, outstanding. The Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "CHSCO." </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders
of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, are entitled to receive cash dividends at the rate of $1.96875 per share per year when, as and if declared by our Board of
Directors. Dividends are cumulative and are payable quarterly in arrears on March&nbsp;31, June&nbsp;30, September&nbsp;30 and December&nbsp;31 of each year, except that if a payment date is a
Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the dividend is paid without interest on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. In the event of our liquidation, holders of our Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, are entitled to receive $25.00&nbsp;per share plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on the shares to and including the date of liquidation, subject, however, to
the rights of any of our securities that rank senior or on parity with the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock. As to payment of dividends and as to distributions of assets upon the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of CHS, whether voluntary or involuntary, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, ranks prior to: (i)&nbsp;any patronage refund; (ii)&nbsp;any
other class or series of our capital stock designated by our Board of Directors as junior to the preferred stock; and (iii)&nbsp;our common stock, if any. Shares of any class or series of our
capital stock that are not junior to the Class&nbsp;B </FONT></P>

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Preferred Stock, including our 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, rank equally with the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, as to the payment of dividends and the
distribution of assets. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock has the same voting rights, and is ranked equally with, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and any series of
Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock we issue in the future (except with respect to voting rights of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to vote as a class in respect of amendments solely
relating to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and adversely affecting the holders thereof). Each series of Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock will be subject to redemption according to
the terms of such series. We may, at our option, at any time on or after September&nbsp;26, 2023, redeem the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, in whole or from time to time in part,
for cash at a redemption price of $25.00&nbsp;per share plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on that share to and including the date of redemption. We have no current plan or intention to
redeem the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock. In the event of a change in control initiated by our Board of Directors, holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, will
have the right, for a period of 90&nbsp;days from the date of the change in control, to require us to repurchase their shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, at a price of $25.00
per share plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on that share to and including the date of redemption. The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, is not exchangeable for or convertible
into any other shares of our capital stock or any other securities or property and is not subject to the operation of any purchase, retirement
or sinking fund. Holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, do not have voting rights, except as required by applicable law; provided, that the affirmative vote of a majority of
the outstanding Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, voting as a class, will be required to approve (i)&nbsp;any amendment to our articles of incorporation or the resolutions establishing the terms of
the Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, if the amendment adversely affects the powers, rights or preferences of the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock; or (ii)&nbsp;the creation of any class
or series of capital stock, equity capital or patrons' equities having rights senior to the Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, as to the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon our
liquidation, dissolution or winding up. Holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, have no preemptive right to acquire shares of any class or series of our capital stock. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Patrons' Equities  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Patrons' equities are in the form of book entries and represent a right to receive cash or other property when we redeem them.
Patrons' equities form part of our capital, do not bear interest, and are not subject to redemption upon request of a member. Patrons' equities are redeemable only at the discretion of our Board of
Directors and in accordance with the terms of the redemption policy adopted by our Board of Directors, which may be modified at any time without member consent. Redemptions of capital equity
certificates approved by our Board of Directors are divided into two pools, one for non-individuals (primarily member cooperatives) who may participate in an annual program for qualified equities held
by them and another for individuals who are eligible for qualified equity redemptions at age 70 or upon death. In accordance with authorization from the Board of Directors, we expect total redemptions
related to the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, that will be distributed in fiscal 2014, to be approximately $101.3&nbsp;million, of which $2.5&nbsp;million was redeemed in cash during the three
months ended November&nbsp;30, 2013, compared to $2.4&nbsp;million redeemed in cash during the three months ended November&nbsp;30, 2012. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Cash
redemptions of qualified patrons' and other equities during the years ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 were $193.4&nbsp;million, $145.7&nbsp;million and
$61.2&nbsp;million, respectively. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Governance  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We are managed by a Board of Directors of 17 persons elected by the members at our annual meeting. Terms of directors are staggered so
that no more than seven directors are elected in any year. Al Holm was appointed as our newest director to fill a vacancy on our board of directors at our annual meeting held December&nbsp;6, 2013.
Our articles of incorporation and bylaws may be amended only upon </FONT></P>

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of a majority of the votes cast at an annual or special meeting of our members, except for the higher vote described under "&#151;Certain Antitakeover Measures" below. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Membership  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Membership in CHS is restricted to certain producers of agricultural products and to associations of producers of agricultural
products that are organized and operating so as to adhere to the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act and the Capper-Volstead Act, as amended. Our Board of Directors may establish other
qualifications for membership, as it may from time to time deem advisable. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
a membership cooperative, we do not have common stock. We may issue equity or debt instruments, on a patronage basis or otherwise, to our members. We have two types of members.
Individual members are individuals actually engaged in the production of agricultural products. Cooperative associations are associations of agricultural producers and may be either cooperatives or
other associations organized and operated under the provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act and the Capper-Volstead Act, as amended. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Voting Rights  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Voting rights arise by virtue of membership in CHS, not because of ownership of any equity or debt instruments. Members that are
cooperative associations are entitled to vote based upon a formula that takes into account the equity held by the cooperative in CHS and the average amount of business done with us over the previous
three years. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Members
who are individuals are entitled to one vote each. Individual members may exercise their voting power directly or through patrons' associations affiliated with a grain elevator,
feed mill, seed plant or any other of our facilities (with certain historical exceptions) recognized by our Board of Directors. The number of votes of patrons' associations is determined under the
same formula as cooperative association members. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Most
matters submitted to a vote of the members require the approval of a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the members, although certain actions require a greater vote. See
"&#151;Certain Antitakeover Measures" below. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Debt and Equity Instruments  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We may issue debt and equity instruments to our current members and patrons, on a patronage basis or otherwise, and to persons who are
neither members nor patrons. All equity we issue (including the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock) is subject to a first lien in favor of us for all indebtedness of the holder to us. As
of November&nbsp;30, 2013, our outstanding capital includes patrons' equities (consisting of qualified and non-qualified Capital Equity Certificates and Non-patronage Equity Certificates), 8%
Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, and certain capital reserves. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends,
which may be cumulative, may be paid on equity capital of CHS that is established in accordance with our articles of incorporation, provided that dividends on such equity
capital may not exceed eight percent (8%) per annum. Unless otherwise expressly authorized by our Board of Directors, preferred stock established and issued pursuant to CHS's articles of incorporation
may only be sold or transferred with the approval of our Board of Directors. Our Board of Directors has expressly authorized the listing and trading of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock on the NASDAQ Stock Market and transfer of shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in connection therewith. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Distribution of Assets upon Dissolution; Merger and Consolidation  </B></FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the event of our dissolution, liquidation or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary, all of our debts and liabilities would
be paid first according to their respective priorities. After such payment, the holders of each share of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock,
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, and any other equity securities would then be entitled to receive payment, out of available assets, in accordance with their respective liquidation
preferences. After such distribution to the holders of equity capital, any excess would be paid to patrons on the basis of their past patronage with us. Our bylaws provide for the allocation among our
members and nonmember patrons of the consideration received in any merger or consolidation to which we are a party. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Certain Antitakeover Measures  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our governing documents may be amended upon the approval of a majority of the votes cast at an annual or special meeting. However, if
our Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, declares that a proposed amendment to our governing documents involves or is related to a "hostile takeover," the amendment must be adopted by 80% of
the total voting power of our members. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
approval of not less than two-thirds of the votes cast at a meeting is required to approve a "change of control" transaction which would include a merger, consolidation,
liquidation, dissolution or sale of all or substantially all of our assets. If our Board of Directors determines that a proposed change of control transaction involves a hostile takeover, the 80%
approval requirement applies. The term "hostile takeover" is not further defined in the Minnesota cooperative law or our governing documents. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Tax Treatment  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subchapter&nbsp;T of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), sets forth rules for the tax treatment of
cooperatives and applies to both cooperatives exempt from taxation under Section&nbsp;521 of the Code and to nonexempt corporations operating on a cooperative basis. We are a nonexempt cooperative. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
a cooperative, we are not taxed on qualified patronage (minimum cash distribution requirement of 20%) allocated to our patrons either in the form of equities or cash. Consequently,
those amounts are taxed only at the patron level. However, the amounts of any allocated but undistributed patronage earnings (called non-qualified written notices of allocation) are taxable to us when
allocated. Upon redemption of any non-qualified written notices of allocation, the amount is deductible to us and taxable to our patrons. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Income
derived by us from non-patronage sources is not entitled to the "single tax" benefit of Subchapter&nbsp;T and is taxed to us at corporate income tax rates. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Prior
to September 2013, NCRA was not consolidated for tax purposes. On September&nbsp;1, 2013, NCRA began to be consolidated for tax purposes when our ownership increased to greater
than 80%. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  DESCRIPTION OF CLASS B SERIES 2 PREFERRED STOCK    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following description of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock is a summary of the terms and provisions of the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock offered hereby. The summary does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety by reference to, the applicable provisions
of our articles of incorporation and bylaws. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> General  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock are shares of a series of a class of preferred equity securities created
by our Board of Directors. Subject to the restrictions noted below under "&#151;Voting Rights," there is no limit on the number of shares in the series or the class and shares may be issued
from time to time. Our Board of Directors has expressly authorized the initial sale and subsequent transfers of shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock without limitation in
accordance with our articles of incorporation. The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will, when issued, be fully paid and nonassessable and will not have, or be subject to, any preemptive
or similar rights. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Ranking  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to the payment of dividends and amounts payable upon liquidation, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will
rank (i)&nbsp;senior to any patronage refund, patrons' equities and any class or series of our capital stock or equity capital designated by our Board of Directors as junior to the Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, (ii)&nbsp;junior to all shares of capital stock or equity capital of CHS which, by their terms, rank (with the approval of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding shares of our Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, voting together as a class) senior to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and (iii)&nbsp;on a parity with the 8% Cumulative
Redeemable Preferred Stock, Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock, and all other shares of capital stock or equity capital of CHS other than shares of capital stock or equity capital of CHS
which, by their terms, rank junior or (with the
approval of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of our Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, voting together as a class) senior to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Dividends  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock shall be entitled to receive, if, when and as declared by our Board of
Directors, out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, cumulative cash dividends at the rate (the "Dividend Rate") of % per annum of the liquidation preference of $25.00 per share
(equivalent to $ per share per annum). </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends
on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock shall accumulate from, and including,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2014 and, if, when and as declared by our Board of Directors at its
election, shall be payable quarterly in arrears on March&nbsp;31, June&nbsp;30, September&nbsp;30 and December&nbsp;31 (each, a "Dividend Payment Date"). In the event that a Dividend Payment
Date falls on a day that is not a Business Day, then the amounts payable on such Dividend Payment Date will be paid on the next succeeding Business Day without the accumulation of additional
dividends. The first dividend on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be payable on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2014. "Business Day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a day on
which banking institutions in The City of New York are authorized or required by law or executive order to remain closed. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
dividends payable on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. Dividends will be payable
to holders of record as they appear in the stock records of CHS at the close of business on the applicable record date, which shall be the 10<SUP>th</SUP>&nbsp;day prior to the applicable
Dividend Payment Date or such other date designated by our Board of Directors that is not more than 30 nor less than 10&nbsp;days prior to such Dividend Payment </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Date
(each, a "Dividend Record Date"). We may, in our sole discretion, pay dividends by any one or more of the following means:</FONT></P>

<UL>
<DL compact>
<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>check mailed to the address of the record holder as it appears on our books; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>electronic transfer in accordance with instructions provided by the record holder; or </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
amount of any dividends accumulated on any Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on any Dividend Payment Date shall be the amount of any unpaid dividends accumulated
thereon from and including the immediately preceding Dividend Payment Date on which full dividends have been paid or the date of original issuance, whichever is later, to but excluding such Dividend
Payment Date, and the amount of dividends accumulated on any Preferred Stock on any date other than a Dividend Payment Date shall be equal to the sum of the amount of any unpaid dividends accumulated
thereon from and including the immediately preceding Dividend Payment Date on which full dividends have been paid or the date of original issuance, whichever is later, to but excluding such date.
Dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will accumulate whether or not we have earnings, whether or not there are funds legally available for the payment of such dividends and
whether or not such dividends are authorized or declared. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will not be entitled to any dividends in excess of full cumulative dividends as described herein, and no interest, or sum of money in
lieu of interest, shall be payable in respect of any dividend payment or payments on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock which may be in arrears. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;No
dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock shall be authorized by our Board of Directors or be paid or set apart for payment by us at such time as the terms and
provisions of any agreement of CHS, including any agreement relating to our indebtedness, prohibits such authorization, payment or setting apart for payment or provides that such authorization,
payment or setting apart for payment would constitute a breach thereof or a default thereunder, or if such authorization or payment shall be restricted or prohibited by law. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
dividend payment made on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock shall first be credited against the earliest accumulated but unpaid dividend due with respect to such
Preferred Stock which remains payable. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
may not make any distribution to the holders of, or redeem, purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, any capital stock, equity capital or patrons' equities that
rank junior to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock unless and until all accumulated and unpaid dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and on any class or series
of our capital stock or equity capital ranking on a
parity with the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, including the full dividend for the then-current dividend period, shall have been paid or declared and set apart for payment. For these
purposes, a "distribution" does not include any distribution made in connection with any distribution solely in capital stock, equity capital or patrons' equities that rank junior to the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, which will be governed by the provisions summarized under "&#151;Liquidation Preference" below. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;When
dividends are not paid in full (or a sum sufficient for such full payment is not so set apart) upon the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and all other shares of our
capital stock or equity capital ranking on a parity as to dividends with the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, dividends may not be declared or paid on, and we may not redeem, purchase,
repurchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or such other shares of capital stock or equity capital except that dividends may be declared and
paid on, and we may redeem, purchase, repurchase or otherwise acquire for consideration, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and such other shares of capital stock or equity capital on
a </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pro rata</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> basis so that the amount of dividends declared and paid per share of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and per each such other
share of capital stock or equity </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>capital
shall in all cases bear to each other the same ratio that the dividends (which shall include accumulated dividends in the case of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and any
other shares of capital stock or equity capital of CHS entitled to cumulative dividends) per share of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and per such other share of capital stock or equity
capital bear to each other. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Liquidation Preference  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In a liquidation, dissolution or winding up of CHS, whether voluntary or involuntary, the holders of the Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock are entitled to receive out of our available assets $25.00&nbsp;per share plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on that share, whether or not declared, to and
including the date of distribution. This distribution to the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be made before any payment is made or assets distributed to the holders
of any patrons' equities or any shares of our capital stock or equity capital that rank junior to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock but after the payment of all liabilities and the
liquidation preference of any of shares of our capital stock or equity capital that rank senior to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. We currently do not have any capital stock or
equity capital that rank senior to our Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, and all Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock ranks equally. Creation of capital stock or equity capital that ranks senior to the
Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock would require the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of our Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, voting together as a class. Any distribution to the holders of
the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be made ratably among the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and any other shares of our capital stock or equity
capital that rank as to
liquidation rights on a parity with the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in proportion to the respective preferential amounts to which each is entitled. After payment in full of the
liquidation preference of the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will not participate further in the
distribution of our assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither
a consolidation or merger with or into another entity nor a sale or transfer of all or part of our assets for cash, securities or other property will constitute our liquidation,
dissolution or winding up. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Redemption  </B></FONT></P>

<UL>
<UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Redemption At Our Option  </I></B></FONT></P>

</UL>
</UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will not be redeemable prior to&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2024. On and after&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;,
2024, CHS, at its option, may redeem the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock for cash, in whole or in part, at a per share redemption price (the "Redemption Price") equal to the per share
liquidation preference of $25.00, plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on that share to and including the date of redemption (the "Redemption Date"), payable in cash, to the extent CHS has funds
legally available therefor; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if a Redemption Date falls on or after a Dividend
Record Date relating to a Dividend Payment Date, dividends will be payable on such Dividend Payment Date to holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on such Dividend Record Date. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
notice of redemption will be mailed by CHS (or, if at such time there be a registrar other than CHS for the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, then furnished by us to,
and mailed by, such registrar), postage prepaid, not less than 30 nor more than 60&nbsp;days prior to the Redemption Date, addressed to each holder of record of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock to be redeemed at the address set forth in the share transfer records of CHS (or such registrar). No failure to give such notice or any defect therein or in the mailing thereof shall
affect the validity of the proceedings for the redemption of any Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock except as to the holder to whom notice was defective or not given. In addition to any
information required by law, such notice shall state: (i)&nbsp;the Redemption Date; (ii)&nbsp;the Redemption Price; (iii)&nbsp;the number of shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock to be redeemed; (iv)&nbsp;the time, place and manner in which the holder shall surrender to CHS the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock for payment of the Redemption
Price, including the steps that a holder should take with respect to any certificates representing the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 </FONT></P>

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Stock which have been lost, stolen or destroyed or for any uncertificated shares; and (v)&nbsp;that dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to be redeemed will
cease to accumulate on such Redemption Date, assuming payment of the Redemption Price is made on such date. If fewer than all shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock held by any
holder are to be redeemed, the notice mailed to such holder shall also specify the number of shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to be redeemed from such holder. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
notice of redemption of any Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock has been given in accordance with the preceding paragraph and provided that on or before the Redemption
Date specified in such notice all funds necessary for payment of such Redemption Price shall have been irrevocably set aside by us in trust for the benefit of the holders of any Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock so called for redemption, then from and after such Redemption Date dividends will cease to accumulate on such Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, and such
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock shall no longer be deemed outstanding and all rights of the holders of such Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock Preferred Stock will
terminate, except the right to receive the Redemption Price. Upon surrender, in accordance with such notice, of certificates for any Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock so redeemed
(properly endorsed or assigned for transfer, if we shall so require and the notice shall so state), such Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock shall be redeemed by us at the Redemption Price.
In case fewer than all shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock represented by any such certificate are redeemed, a new certificate or certificates shall be issued representing the
unredeemed shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock without cost to the holder. Each surrendered certificate will be cancelled. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
shall not redeem less than all of the outstanding shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock unless all dividends accumulated and unpaid upon all then outstanding
shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock have been paid for all past dividend periods. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, we may not make any purchases of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on the open market at any time when there are accumulated and unpaid dividends for one or
more past dividend periods with respect to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
case of redemption of less than all shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock at the time outstanding, we shall designate by lot, or in such other manner as our Board
of Directors may determine, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to be redeemed, or we shall effect such redemption </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>pro rata</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> from the
holders of record of such Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in proportion to the number of shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock held by such holders (with adjustments
to avoid redemption of fractional shares). See also "&#151;Form, Book-Entry System and Transfer" below. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will not have a stated maturity and, except as provided below under "&#151;Redemption At the Holder's Option," holders thereof
will not have the right to require us to redeem all or any portion of their Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>

<UL>
<UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Redemption At the Holder's Option  </I></B></FONT></P>

</UL>
</UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If at any time there has been a change in control (as defined below), each holder of shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock will have the right, for a period of 90&nbsp;days from the date of the change in control, to require us to redeem all or any portion of the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock owned by that holder. Not later than 130&nbsp;days after the date of the change in control (or, if that date is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day) we will redeem
all shares holders have elected to have redeemed in a written notice delivered to us on or prior to the 90th&nbsp;day after the change in control. The redemption price per share will be equal to the
per share liquidation preference of $25.00 per share, plus all dividends accumulated and unpaid on that share, whether or not declared, to and including the date of redemption; </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>provided</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, </FONT><FONT
SIZE=2><I>however</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>, that if a date of redemption falls on or after a Dividend Record Date relating to a
Dividend Payment Date, dividends will be payable on such Dividend Payment Date to holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on such Dividend Record Date. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A "change in control" will have occurred if, in connection with a merger or consolidation that has been approved by our Board of Directors (prior to
submitting
the merger or consolidation to our members for approval), whether or not we are the surviving entity, those persons who were members of our Board of Directors on January&nbsp;1, 2014, together with
those persons who became members of our Board of Directors after that date at our annual meeting, have ceased to constitute a majority of our Board of Directors. Under the Minnesota cooperative
statute, our members could initiate a merger or consolidation without the approval of our Board of Directors; a member-initiated merger or consolidation would not meet this definition and thus would
not trigger a redemption right. </FONT></P>

<UL>
<UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Effect of Redemption  </I></B></FONT></P>

</UL>
</UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;From and after the Redemption Date, if funds necessary for the redemption are available and have been irrevocably deposited or set
aside, then:</FONT></P>

<UL>
<DL compact>
<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>dividends will cease to accumulate with respect to the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock called for
redemption; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the shares will no longer be deemed outstanding; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the holders of the shares will cease to be shareholders; and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>all rights with respect to the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will terminate except the right of
the holders to receive the redemption price, without interest. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>
<UL>
<UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Purchases  </I></B></FONT></P>

</UL>
</UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with applicable law, we may at any time and from time to time in compliance with applicable law purchase shares of
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock on the open market, pursuant to a tender offer or otherwise, at whatever price or prices and other terms we determine. We may not make any purchases at a
time when there are accumulated but unpaid dividends for one or more past dividend periods. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Voting Rights  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except as described below, the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock have only those voting rights that are
required by applicable law. As a result, the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock have very limited voting rights and, among other things, do not have any right to vote for
the election of directors. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless
the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock are redeemed in full pursuant to their terms, the affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding
shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock, voting with all other outstanding Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock, as a class, is required:</FONT></P>

<UL>
<DL compact>
<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>for any amendment, alteration or repeal, whether by merger or consolidation or otherwise, of our articles of incorporation
or the resolutions establishing the terms of the Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock if the amendment, alteration or repeal adversely affects the powers, rights or preferences of the holders of
Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock; and </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>to establish, by board resolution or otherwise, any class or series of capital stock or equity capital having rights
senior to the Class&nbsp;B Preferred Stock as to the payment of dividends or distribution of assets upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, whether voluntary or involuntary. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, voting as a class, is required to approve any
amendment to our articles of </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>incorporation
that relates solely to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or to the resolutions establishing the specific economic terms of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock if such amendment adversely affects the powers, rights or preferences of the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
creation and issuance of any class or series of capital stock, equity capital or patrons' equities ranking on a parity with or junior to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock, including an increase in the authorized number of shares of any such class or series, will not be deemed to adversely affect the rights or preferences of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our
Board of Directors' ability to authorize, without approval of the holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, the issuance of additional classes or series of
capital stock, equity capital or patrons' equities with conversion and other rights may adversely affect you as a holder of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> No Exchange or Conversion Rights; No Sinking Fund  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock are not exchangeable for or convertible into other shares of our capital
stock or any other securities or property. The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock is not subject to the operation of a purchase, retirement or sinking fund. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Certain Charter Provisions  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For a description of some of the provisions of our articles of incorporation that might have an effect of delaying, deferring or
preventing a change in control of us, see "Membership in CHS and Authorized Capital&#151;Certain Antitakeover Measures." </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;As
noted above under "Membership in CHS and Authorized Capital&#151;Debt and Equity Instruments," under our articles of incorporation all equity we issue (including the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock) is subject to a first lien in favor of us for any indebtedness we extend to the holders of such equity, if any. However, we have not to date taken, and
do not intend to take, any steps to perfect this lien against shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Form, Book-Entry System and Transfer  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be issued in the form of a fully registered global certificate that is
deposited with a custodian for, and registered in the name of, DTC or its nominee, Cede&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co. Unless and until exchanged, in whole or in part, for Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock in fully registered certificated form, a global certificate may not be transferred except as a whole by DTC to a nominee of DTC, by a nominee of DTC to DTC or another nominee of DTC or
by DTC or any such nominee to a successor of DTC or a nominee of such successor. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests
in a global certificate may also be held through Clearstream or Euroclear, in each case, as a participant in DTC. Euroclear and Clearstream will hold interests on behalf of
their participants through customers' securities accounts in the names of Euroclear and Clearstream on the books of their respective depositaries, which in turn will hold such interests in customers'
securities in the depositaries' names on DTC's books. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Because
of time-zone differences, if you are a U.S. investor who holds your interests in a global certificate through these systems and wish on a particular day to transfer your
interests, or to receive or make a payment or delivery or exercise any other right with respect to your interests, you may find that the transaction will not be effected until the next business day in
Luxembourg or Brussels, as applicable. Thus, if you wish to exercise rights that expire on a particular day, you may need to act before the expiration date. In addition, if you hold your interests
through both DTC and Euroclear or Clearstream, you may need to make special arrangements to finance any purchases or </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>sales
of your interests between the U.S. and European clearing systems, and those transactions may settle later than transactions within one clearing system. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The information set forth below in connection with DTC, Euroclear and Clearstream is subject, without notice, to any change in, or
reinterpretation of, the rules, regulations and procedures of the clearing systems currently in effect made by those clearing systems, and neither CHS nor the underwriters take any responsibility for
the performance of these procedures or the compliance with those rules and regulations. The information about each of them set forth below has been obtained from sources that CHS believes to be
reliable, but neither CHS nor the underwriters take any responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information. Neither CHS nor the underwriters take any responsibility or liability for
any aspect of the records relating to, or payments made on account of, interests in a global certificate held through the facilities of any clearing system or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing
any records relating to such beneficial ownership interests. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DTC,
Euroclear and Clearstream have advised CHS and the underwriters as follows: </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DTC.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DTC is a limited-purpose trust company organized under the New York Banking Law, a "banking
organization" within the meaning of the New York
Banking Law, a member of the Federal Reserve System, a "clearing corporation" within the meaning of the New York Uniform Commercial Code and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions
of section&nbsp;17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). DTC holds securities for DTC participants (as defined below) and facilitates the settlement of securities
transactions, such as transfers and pledges, in deposited securities between DTC participants through electronic computerized book-entry changes in
accounts of DTC participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. DTC participants include the underwriters, securities brokers and dealers, banks, trust companies,
clearing corporations and certain other organizations ("DTC participants"). DTC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depository Trust&nbsp;&amp; Clearing Corporation ("DTCC"). DTCC is the holding company
for DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, all of which are registered clearing agencies. DTCC is owned by the users of its regulated subsidiaries. Access
to the DTC system is also available to other such banks, securities brokers and dealers and trust companies that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a DTC participant, either
directly or indirectly ("indirect DTC participants"). The rules applicable to DTC and its participants are on file with the SEC. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither
DTC nor Cede&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co. will consent or vote with respect to a global certificate. Under its usual procedures, DTC mails an Omnibus Proxy to a company as soon as
possible after the applicable record date. The Omnibus Proxy assigns Cede&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co.'s consenting or voting rights to those DTC participants to whose accounts the global certificate is
credited on the applicable record date (identified in a listing attached to the Omnibus Proxy). CHS will make payments with respect to a global certificate in immediately available funds to DTC. DTC's
practice is to credit DTC participants' accounts on the applicable payment date in accordance with their respective holdings shown on its records, unless DTC has reason to believe that it will not
receive payment on that date. Payments by DTC participants to beneficial owners will be governed by standing instructions and customary practices, as is the case with securities held for the accounts
of customers in bearer form or registered in "street name," and will be the responsibility of the DTC participants and not of DTC or CHS, subject to any statutory or regulatory requirements as may be
in effect from time to time. Disbursements of payments to DTC participants will be DTC's responsibility, and disbursement of payments to the beneficial owners will be the responsibility of DTC
participants and indirect DTC participants. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
applicable, redemption notices shall be sent to Cede&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co. If less than all shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock are being redeemed, DTC's practice
is to determine by lot the amount of the interest of each direct participant in a global certificate. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
holder of shares of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock shall give notice to elect to have its shares repurchased, through its participant, to the transfer agent and
shall effect delivery of such shares by causing its DTC participant to transfer the participant's interest in such shares, on DTC's records, to the transfer agent. The requirement for physical
delivery of the shares in connection with a repurchase will be deemed satisfied when the ownership rights in such shares are transferred by the applicable DTC participant on DTC's records and followed
by a book-entry credit of such shares to the transfer agent's DTC account. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ownership
of beneficial interests in a global certificate will be shown on, and the transfer of that ownership will be effected only through, records maintained by DTC, the DTC
participants and the indirect DTC participants. The laws of some jurisdictions require that certain persons take physical delivery in certificated form of securities which they own. Consequently, the
ability to transfer beneficial interests in the Global Certificates will be limited to such extent. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Euroclear.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Euroclear was created in 1968 to hold securities for Euroclear participants (as defined
below) and to clear and settle transactions
between Euroclear participants through simultaneous electronic book entry delivery changes in accounts of such participants or other securities intermediaries. Euroclear includes various other
services, including securities lending and borrowing and interfaces with domestic markets in several countries. Euroclear participants include banks (including central banks), securities brokers and
dealers and other professional intermediaries and may include the underwriters or their respective affiliates ("Euroclear participants"). Indirect access to Euroclear is also available to other firms
that clear through or maintain a custodial relationship with a Euroclear participant, either directly or indirectly. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Euroclear
is a Belgian bank regulated and examined by the Belgian Banking Commission. Securities clearance accounts and cash accounts with Euroclear are governed by the Terms and
Conditions Governing Use of Euroclear and the related Operating Procedures of the Euroclear System, and applicable Belgian law (collectively, the "Euroclear terms and conditions"). The Euroclear terms
and conditions govern transfers of securities and cash within Euroclear, withdrawals of securities and cash from Euroclear and receipts of payment with respect to securities in Euroclear. All
securities in Euroclear are held on a fungible basis without attribution of specific certificates to specific securities clearance accounts. Euroclear acts under the Euroclear terms and conditions
only on behalf of Euroclear participants and has no record of or relationship with persons holding through Euroclear participants. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Distribution
with respect to a global certificate held beneficially through Euroclear will be credited to the cash accounts of Euroclear participants in accordance with the Euroclear
terms and conditions, to the extent received by Euroclear. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Clearstream.</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Clearstream was incorporated as a limited liability company under the laws of
Luxembourg. Clearstream is an indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Deutsche B&ouml;rse AG. Clearstream holds securities for Clearstream participants (as defined below) and facilitates the clearance and settlement of securities transactions
between Clearstream participants through electronic book-entry changes in accounts of Clearstream participants, thereby eliminating the need for physical movement of certificates. Clearstream provides
to Clearstream participants, among other things, services for safekeeping, administration, clearance and settlement of internationally traded securities and securities lending and borrowing and
collateral management. Clearstream interfaces with domestic markets in several countries through established depositary and custodial relationships. Clearstream has established an electronic bridge
with Euroclear to facilitate settlement of trades between Clearstream and Euroclear. As a registered bank in Luxembourg, Clearstream is subject to regulation by the </FONT></P>

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Commission for the Supervision of the Financial Sector. Clearstream participants are recognized financial institutions around the world, including underwriters, securities brokers and
dealers, banks, trust companies, clearing corporations and certain other organizations and may include the underwriters or their respective affiliates ("Clearstream participants"). Indirect access to
Clearstream is also available to other institutions that maintain a custodial relationship with a Clearstream participant. Clearstream is an indirect participant in DTC. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Distributions
with respect to a global certificate held beneficially through Clearstream will be credited to cash accounts of Clearstream participants in accordance with its rules and
procedures, to the extent received by Clearstream. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Exchange of Global Certificate for Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in Certificated Form  </I></B></FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock represented by a global certificate will be exchangeable for Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in fully registered certificated form if (i)&nbsp;DTC notifies us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as depository for a global certificate or CHS determines
that DTC is unable to continue as depositary, and CHS thereupon fails to appoint a successor to DTC, within 90&nbsp;days or (ii)&nbsp;CHS in its discretion at any time determines not to have
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock represented by a global certificate. Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock that is exchanged for certificated Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock will be registered in such names and share amounts as DTC shall direct. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B><I> Trading  </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Except for trades involving Euroclear and Clearstream participants, beneficial interests in a global certificate will trade in DTC's
Same-Day Funds Settlement System until their redemption, if applicable, and secondary market trading activity in a global certificate will therefore settle in immediately available funds, subject in
all cases to the rules and operating procedures of DTC. Transfers between participants in DTC will be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with DTC's rules and operating procedures and will be
settled in same-day funds, while
transfers between participants in Euroclear and Clearstream will be effected in the ordinary way in accordance with their respective rules and operating procedures. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following discussion summarizes the material U.S. federal income tax consequences applicable to "U.S. holders" and "non-U.S.
holders" (each as defined below) with respect to the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. This summary is based upon current provisions of the
Code, the Treasury regulations and judicial and administrative authority, all of which are subject to differing interpretations or change, possibly with retroactive effect. This summary does not
discuss all aspects of U.S. federal income taxation that may be important to particular investors in light of their individual circumstances. This discussion does not address the tax consequences to
investors who are subject to special tax rules, such as banks and other financial institutions, insurance companies, governments and governmental entities, broker-dealers, partnerships and their
partners, and tax-exempt organizations, investors that will hold the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock as part of a straddle, hedge, conversion, constructive sale, or other integrated
security transaction for U.S. federal income tax purposes, or U.S. holders that have a functional currency that is not the U.S. dollar, all of whom may be subject to tax rules that differ
significantly from those summarized below. In addition, this summary does not address any state, local or non-U.S. tax consequences. Each prospective investor is urged to consult its own tax advisors
regarding the U.S. federal, state, local, and non-U.S. income and other tax considerations of the purchase, ownership, and disposition of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of this summary, you are a "U.S. holder" if you are a beneficial owner of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and you are for U.S. federal income tax
purposes (i)&nbsp;an individual citizen or resident of the United States, (ii)&nbsp;a corporation created or organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States, any state
thereof or the District of Columbia, (iii)&nbsp;an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or (iv)&nbsp;a trust if it (A)&nbsp;is subject
to the primary supervision of a court within the United States and one or more U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust, or (B)&nbsp;has a valid election in
effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person. You are a "non-U.S. holder" if you are a beneficial owner of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock that is not a U.S. holder. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
a partnership (including any other entity treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes) is a holder of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, the U.S.
federal income tax treatment of a
partner in the partnership will generally depend on the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. If you are a partnership or a partner of a partnership holding Preferred Stock, you
should consult your own tax advisors as to the particular U.S. federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> U.S. Holders  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> Distributions on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock  </I></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In general, if distributions are made with respect to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, the distributions will be
treated as dividends to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits as determined for U.S. federal income tax purposes taking into account the special rules applicable to
cooperatives. Any portion of a distribution in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits is treated first as a nontaxable return of capital reducing your tax basis in the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. Any amount in excess of your tax basis is treated as capital gain, the tax treatment of which is discussed below under "Sale or Redemption of the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock." </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends
paid to individual holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will generally constitute qualified dividend income eligible for preferential rates of U.S.
federal income tax, provided certain conditions and requirements are satisfied, such as minimum holding period requirements. You should consult your own tax advisors regarding the tax rates and
holding period requirements applicable to you in light of your particular circumstances. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dividends received by corporate holders of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock may be eligible for a dividends received deduction equal to
70% of
the amount of the distribution, subject to applicable limitations, including limitations related to "debt financed portfolio stock" under Section&nbsp;246A of the Code and to the holding period
requirements of Section&nbsp;246 of the Code. In addition, any amount received by a corporate holder that is treated as a dividend may, depending on the circumstances, constitute an "extraordinary
dividend" subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;1059 of the Code (except as may otherwise be provided in Treasury regulations yet to be promulgated). Under Section&nbsp;1059, a corporate
holder generally must reduce the tax basis of all of the holder's shares (but not below zero) by the "non-taxed portion" of any "extraordinary dividend" and, if the non-taxed portion exceeds the
holder's tax basis for the shares, must treat any excess as gain from the sale or exchange of the shares in the year the payment is received. If you are a corporate holder, we strongly encourage you
to consult your own tax advisor regarding the extent, if any, to which these provisions may apply to you in light of your particular facts and circumstances. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> Sale or Redemption of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock  </I></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On the sale or exchange of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to a party other than us, you generally will realize
capital gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between (a)&nbsp;the amount of cash and the fair market value of any property you receive on the sale and
(b)&nbsp;your tax basis in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. We strongly encourage you to consult your own tax advisors regarding applicable rates, holding periods and netting
rules for capital gains and losses in light of your particular facts and circumstances. Certain limitations exist on the deduction of capital losses by both corporate and non-corporate taxpayers. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
the redemption of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock by us, your surrender of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock for the redemption proceeds will be
treated either as a payment received upon sale or exchange of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or as a distribution with respect to all of your equity interests in us. Resolution of
this issue will turn on the application of Section&nbsp;302 of the Code to your individual facts and circumstances. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
redemption will be treated as gain or loss from the sale or exchange of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock (as discussed above)
if:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the redemption is "substantially disproportionate" with respect to you within the meaning of Section&nbsp;302(b)(2) of
the Code; </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>your interest in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and any other equity interest in us is completely
terminated (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;302(b)(3) of the Code) as a result of such redemption; or </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>the redemption is "not essentially equivalent to a dividend" (within the meaning of Section&nbsp;302(b)(1) of the Code).
In general, redemption proceeds are "not essentially equivalent to a dividend" if the redemption results in a "meaningful reduction" of your interest in the issuer. </FONT></DD></DL>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
determining whether any of these tests has been met, you must take into account not only the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and other equity interests in us
(including patrons' equities and other equity interests) that you actually own, but also shares and other equity interests that you constructively own within the meaning of Section&nbsp;318 of the
Code. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If
none of the above tests giving rise to sale or exchange treatment is satisfied, then a payment made in redemption of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be
treated as a distribution that is subject to the tax treatment described above under "Distributions on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock." The amount of the distribution will be equal
to the amount of cash and the fair market value of property you receive without any offset for your tax basis in the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Your
tax basis in the redeemed Preferred Stock should be transferred to your remaining Preferred Stock. If, however, you have no remaining Preferred Stock, your basis could be lost. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
strongly encourage you to consult your own tax advisor regarding: (a)&nbsp;whether a redemption payment will qualify for sale or exchange treatment under Section&nbsp;302 of the
Code or, alternatively, will be characterized as a distribution; and (b)&nbsp;the resulting tax consequences to you in light of your individual facts and circumstances. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> Additional Medicare Tax on Net Investment Income  </I></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For tax years beginning after December&nbsp;31, 2012, an additional 3.8% tax will be imposed on the "net investment income" of
certain U.S. citizens and resident aliens, and on the undistributed "net investment income" of certain estates and trusts. Among other items, "net investment income" generally includes gross income
from dividends and net gain from the disposition of property, such as the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, less certain deductions. You should consult your tax advisor with respect to
this additional tax. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> Information Reporting and Backup Withholding  </I></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information reporting and backup withholding may apply with respect to payments of dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock and to certain payments of proceeds on the sale or other disposition of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. Certain non-corporate U.S. holders may be subject to U.S.
backup withholding at a rate of 28% on payments of dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and certain payments of proceeds on the sale or other disposition of the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock unless the beneficial owner of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock furnishes the payor or its agent with a taxpayer identification number,
certified under penalties of perjury, and certain other information, or otherwise establishes, in the manner prescribed by law, an exemption from backup withholding. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;U.S.
backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts withheld under the backup withholding rules may be allowed as a credit against a U.S. holder's U.S. federal income tax
liability, which may entitle the U.S. holder to a refund, provided the U.S. holder timely furnishes the required information to the IRS. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Non-U.S. Holders  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> Distributions on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock  </I></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Distributions treated as dividends as described above under "U.S. Holders&#151;Distributions on the Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock" paid to a non-U.S. holder of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will generally be subject to withholding of U.S. federal income tax at a 30% rate or
such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. However, distributions that are effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. holder of a trade or business within the
United States are not subject to the withholding tax, provided certain certification and disclosure requirements are satisfied. Instead, such distributions are subject to U.S. federal income tax on a
net income basis in the same manner as if the non-U.S. holder were a United States person as defined under the Code, unless an applicable income tax treaty provides otherwise. Any such effectively
connected dividends received by a foreign corporation may be subject to an additional "branch profits tax" at a 30% rate or such lower rate as may be specified by an applicable income tax treaty. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of obtaining a reduced rate of withholding under an income tax treaty or an exemption from withholding for dividends effectively connected to a U.S. trade or business, a
non-U.S. holder will generally be required to provide a U.S. taxpayer identification number as well as certain information concerning the holder's country of residence and entitlement to tax benefits.
A non-U.S. </FONT></P>

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can generally meet the certification requirements by providing a properly executed IRS Form&nbsp;W-8BEN (if the holder is claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty) or Form&nbsp;W-8ECI
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> Sale or Redemption of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock  </I></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A non-U.S. holder generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or withholding tax on gain realized on the sale, exchange,
redemption (except as discussed below) or other disposition of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock except for (i)&nbsp;certain non-resident alien individuals that are present in the
United States for 183 or more days in the taxable year of the sale or disposition, or (ii)&nbsp;gain that is effectively connected with the conduct by the non-U.S. holder of a trade or business
within the United States (and, if a tax treaty applies, is attributable to a permanent establishment maintained by the non-U.S. holder in the United States). </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A
payment made to a non-U.S. holder in redemption of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock may be treated as a dividend, rather than as a payment in exchange for such
stock, in the circumstances discussed above under "U.S. Holders&#151;Sale or Redemption of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock," in which event such payment would be subject to
tax as discussed above under "Non-U.S. Holders&#151;Distributions on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock." Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisors to
determine the proper tax treatment of any payment received in redemption of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> Information Reporting and Backup Withholding  </I></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Information returns will be filed with the IRS reporting payments of dividends on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock
and the amount of tax, if any, withheld with respect to those payments. Copies of information returns reporting such dividends and withholding may also be made available to the tax authorities in the
country in which a non-U.S. holder resides under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty. Unless the non-U.S. holder complies with certification procedures to establish that it is not a U.S.
person, information returns may be filed with the IRS in connection with the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock and the non-U.S. holder may
be subject to U.S. backup withholding on dividend payments on the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or on the proceeds from a sale or other disposition of the Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. Satisfaction of the certification procedures required to claim a reduced rate of withholding under a treaty described above in the section titled "Distributions on the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock" will satisfy the certification requirements necessary to avoid backup withholding as well. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a
non-U.S. holder will be allowed as a credit against such holder's U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle such holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished
to the IRS. Non-U.S. holders are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the application of backup withholding in their particular circumstances and the availability of and procedure for
obtaining an exemption from backup withholding under current Treasury regulations. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><I> FATCA Withholding  </I></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ("FATCA"), enacted in 2010, imposes withholding taxes on certain types of payments to
(i)&nbsp;foreign financial institutions that do not agree to comply with certain diligence reporting and withholding obligations with respect to their U.S. accounts and (ii)&nbsp;non-financial
foreign entities that do not identify (or confirm the absence of) substantial U.S. owners. The withholding tax of 30% would apply to dividends and the gross proceeds of a disposition of the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock paid to certain foreign entities (including payments made to a foreign financial institution on behalf of a U.S. stockholder) unless various information
reporting </FONT></P>

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are satisfied. For these purposes, a foreign financial institution generally is defined as any non-U.S. entity that (i)&nbsp;accepts deposits in the ordinary course of a banking or
similar business, (ii)&nbsp;is engaged in the business of holding financial assets for the account of others, or (iii)&nbsp;is engaged or holds itself out as being engaged primarily in the
business of investing, reinvesting, or trading in securities, partnership interests, commodities, or any interest in such assets. Withholding under this legislation on withholdable payments to foreign
financial institutions and non-financial foreign entities will apply after December&nbsp;31, 2016 with respect to gross proceeds of a disposition of property that can produce U.S. source interest or
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities,&nbsp;LLC are acting as the joint book-running
managers and representatives of the underwriters listed below. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in an underwriting agreement, we have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and the
underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:0pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporated</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Wells Fargo Securities,&nbsp;LLC</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="TOP" style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>D.A. Davidson&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co.&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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 <P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Subject
to the terms and conditions set forth in the underwriting agreement, the underwriters have agreed, severally and not jointly, to purchase all of the shares of Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock sold
under the underwriting agreement if any of these shares are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, under certain circumstances the underwriting agreement may be terminated. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
have agreed to indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), or to contribute to
payments the underwriters may be required to make in respect of those liabilities. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
underwriters are offering the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, subject to prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them, subject to satisfaction of
certain conditions contained in the underwriting agreement, such as the receipt by the underwriters of officers' certificates and legal opinions. The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel
or modify offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Commissions and Discounts  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The underwriters have advised us that they propose initially to offer the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to
the public at the public offering price set forth on the cover page of this prospectus and to dealers at that price less a concession not in excess of $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;per share. The
underwriters may
allow, and the dealers may reallow, a discount not in excess of $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;per share to other dealers. After the initial offering, the public offering price, concession or any other term
of this
offering may be changed. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following table shows the public offering price, underwriting discount and proceeds, before expenses, to us. The information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the
underwriters of their overallotment option. </FONT></P>
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 <P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
expenses of this offering, not including the underwriting discount, are estimated at $&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and are payable by us (including up to $5,000 of reimbursable fees and
disbursements of underwriters' counsel in connection with FINRA matters). </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Overallotment Option  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;additional shares
of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount,
within 30&nbsp;days from the date of this prospectus solely to cover over-allotments, if any. If the underwriters exercise this option, each will be obligated, subject to conditions contained in the
purchase agreement, to purchase a number of additional shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock proportionate to that underwriter's initial amount reflected in the above table. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> No Sales of Similar Securities  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have agreed that, for a period of 30&nbsp;days after the date of this prospectus and subject to certain exceptions, we will not,
directly or indirectly, without the prior written consent of the representatives, (i)&nbsp;offer, pledge, sell, contract to sell, sell any option or contract to purchase, purchase any option or
contract to sell, grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of, or lend or otherwise transfer or dispose of any preferred equity securities or capital or any securities or other instruments
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for preferred equity securities or capital or other instruments substantially similar to preferred equity securities or capital or file any registration
statement under the Securities Act with respect to any of the foregoing or (ii)&nbsp;enter into any swap or any other agreement or any transaction that transfers, in whole or in part, directly or
indirectly, the economic consequence of ownership of any preferred equity securities or capital or any securities or other instruments convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for preferred
equity securities or capital or other instruments substantially similar to preferred equity securities or capital, whether any such swap, agreement or transaction is to be settled by delivery of
securities, in cash or otherwise. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Price Stabilization, Short Positions  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Until the distribution of the shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock is completed, SEC rules may limit the
underwriters and selling group members from bidding for and purchasing shares of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. However, the representatives may engage in transactions that have
the effect of stabilizing the price of the shares of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock, such as purchases and other activities that peg, fix or maintain that price. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
connection with this offering, the underwriters may bid for or purchase and sell shares of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in the open market. These transactions
may include short sales and purchases on the open market to cover positions created by short sales. Short sales involve the sale by the underwriters of a greater number of shares of our Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock than they are required to purchase in this offering. "Covered" short sales are sales made in an amount not greater than the underwriters' overallotment option described
above. The underwriters may close out any covered short position by either exercising their overallotment option or purchasing shares in the open market. In determining the source of shares of
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to close out the covered short position, the underwriters will consider, among other things, the price of shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock available for purchase in the open market as compared to the price at which they may
purchase shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock through the overallotment option. "Naked" short sales are sales in excess of the overallotment option. The underwriters must close out
any naked short position by purchasing shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in the open market. A naked short position is more likely to be created if the underwriters are
concerned that there may be downward pressure on the price of shares of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in the open market after pricing that could adversely affect investors who
purchase in this offering. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Similar
to other purchase transactions, the underwriters' purchases to cover the short sales and other activities may have the effect of raising or maintaining the market price of
shares of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock or preventing or retarding a decline in the market price of shares of our </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. As a result, the price of shares of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock may be higher than the price that might otherwise exist in the
open market. The underwriters may conduct these transactions on the NASDAQ Stock Market, in the over-the-counter market or otherwise. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Neither
we nor the underwriters make any representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above may have on the price of
shares of our Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. In addition, neither we nor the underwriters make any representation that the representatives will engage in these transactions or that
these transactions, once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Extended Settlement  </B></FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We expect that delivery of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will be made to investors
on&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2014,
which will be the fifth business day following the date of this prospectus (such settlement being referred to as "T+5"). Under Rule&nbsp;15c6-1 under the Exchange Act, trades in the secondary market
are required to settle in three business days, unless the parties to any such trade expressly agree otherwise. Accordingly, purchasers who wish to trade their shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock prior to the third business day preceding the date of delivery of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock referenced above will be required, by virtue of the fact that the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock initially will settle in T+5, to specify an alternate settlement arrangement at the time of any such trade to prevent a failed settlement. Purchasers who
wish to trade their shares of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock prior to the third business day preceding the date of delivery of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock
referenced above should consult their advisors. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Electronic Distribution  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In connection with this offering, certain of the underwriters or securities dealers may distribute prospectuses by electronic means,
such as e-mail. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Other Relationships  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The underwriters and their affiliates have engaged in, and may in the future engage in, investment banking and other commercial
dealings in the ordinary course of business with us or our affiliates for which they have received, or may in the future receive, customary fees and commissions for these transactions. Each of Bank of
America, National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Wells Fargo Securities,&nbsp;LLC is a lender under our $2.5&nbsp;billion revolving credit facility, as part of a syndication of
domestic and international banks, and is an affiliate of one of the representatives of the underwriters. In addition, an affiliate of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated is a
joint lead arranger and joint bookrunner and a lender under our wholly owned Brazilian subsidiary's (CHS Agronegocio Industria e Comercio&nbsp;Ltda.) $250&nbsp;million Pre-Export Credit Agreement. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
addition, in the ordinary course of their business activities, the underwriters and their affiliates may make or hold a broad array of investments and actively trade debt and equity
securities (or related derivative securities) and financial instruments (including bank loans) for their own account and for the accounts of their customers. Such investments and securities activities
may involve securities and/or instruments of ours or our affiliates. Certain of the underwriters or their affiliates that have a lending relationship with us routinely hedge their credit exposure to
us consistent with their customary risk management policies. Typically, such underwriters and their affiliates would hedge such exposure by entering into transactions which consist of either the
purchase of credit default swaps or the creation of short positions in our securities. Any such short positions could adversely affect future trading prices of the shares of Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock offered hereby. The underwriters and their affiliates may also make investment recommendations and/or publish or express independent research views in respect of such
securities or financial instruments and may hold, or recommend to clients that they acquire, long and/or short positions in such securities and instruments. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Notice to Prospective Investors in the European Economic Area  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This prospectus is not a prospectus for the purposes of the Prospectus Directive. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a "Relevant Member State"), with effect from and including the date
on which the Prospectus Directive is implemented in that Relevant Member State (the "Relevant Implementation Date"), no offer of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to the public may be
made in that Relevant Member State other than: </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;A.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to
any legal entity which is a Qualified Investor; </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;B.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to
fewer than 100 or, if the Relevant Member State has implemented the relevant provision of the 2010 PD Amending Directive, 150 natural or legal persons (other than
Qualified Investors), as
permitted under the Prospectus Directive, subject to obtaining the prior consent of the underwriters for any such offer; or </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;C.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;in
any other circumstances falling within Article&nbsp;3(2) of the Prospectus Directive, </FONT></P>

</UL>
</UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>provided
that no such offer of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock shall require CHS or the underwriters to publish a prospectus pursuant to Article&nbsp;3 of the Prospectus
Directive. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In
the case of any Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock being offered to a financial intermediary, as that term is used in Article&nbsp;3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,
such financial intermediary will be deemed to have represented, acknowledged and agreed that the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock acquired by it has not been acquired on a
non-discretionary basis on behalf of, nor have they been acquired with a view to their offer or resale to, persons in circumstances which may give rise to an offer of any Class&nbsp;B
Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to the public other than their offer or resale in a Relevant Member State to Qualified Investors or in circumstances in which the prior consent of the underwriters has
been obtained to each such proposed offer or resale. CHS, the underwriters and their respective affiliates will rely upon the truth and accuracy of the foregoing representation, acknowledgement and
agreement. Notwithstanding the above, a person who is not a Qualified Investor and who has notified the underwriters of such fact in writing may, with the consent of the underwriters, be permitted to
subscribe for or purchase Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock subject to compliance at all times by CHS and the underwriters with the provisions of Article&nbsp;3(2) of the Prospectus
Directive as amended (to the extent implemented) by Article&nbsp;1(3) of the 2010 PD Amending Directive. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
the purpose of the above provisions, the following expressions have the following respective meanings: </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"2010
PD Amending Directive" means Directive 2010/73/EU; </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"offer
of Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to the public" in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form and by any means of sufficient information on
the terms of the offer and the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock to be offered so as to enable an investor to decide to purchase or subscribe the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred
Stock, as the same may be varied in that Member State by any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member State; </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Prospectus
Directive" means Directive 2003/71/EC (and amendments thereto, including the 2010 PD Amending Directive, to the extent implemented in the Relevant Member States) and
includes any relevant implementing measure in the Relevant Member State; and </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Qualified
Investors" has the meaning given to it in Article&nbsp;2(1)(e) of the Prospectus Directive (as amended by the 2010 Amending Directive). </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Notice to Prospective Investors in the United Kingdom  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the United Kingdom, this document is being distributed only to, and is directed only at, and any offer subsequently made may only
be directed at, persons who are Qualified Investors and (i)&nbsp;who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article&nbsp;19 (5)&nbsp;of the Financial
Promotion Order and/or (ii)&nbsp;who fall within any of the categories of persons described in Article&nbsp;49(2)(a) to (d)&nbsp;of the Financial Promotion Order and/or (iii)&nbsp;any other
person to whom it may lawfully be communicated pursuant to FSMA and the Financial Promotion Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons") and each person who purchases
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock represents and agrees that it has complied and will comply with all applicable provisions of FSMA and its related legislation (including the Financial
Promotion Order) with respect to anything done by it in relation to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
document has not been approved by an authorized person within the meaning of FSMA and it must not be acted on or relied on in the United Kingdom by persons who are not relevant
persons. In the United Kingdom, any investment or investment activity to which this document relates is only available to, and will be engaged in with, "relevant persons." All applicable provisions of
FSMA must be complied with in respect to anything done by any person in relation to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock in, from or otherwise involving the United Kingdom. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For
the purpose of the above provisions, the following expressions have the following respective meanings: </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"Financial
Promotion Order" means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended; and </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;"FSMA"
means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Notice to Prospective Investors in Switzerland  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This prospectus does not constitute an issue prospectus pursuant to Article&nbsp;652a or Article&nbsp;1156 of the Swiss Code of
Obligations and the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock will not be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. Therefore, this prospectus may not comply with the disclosure standards of the listing
rules (including any additional listing rules or prospectus schemes) of the SIX Swiss Exchange. Accordingly, the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock may not be offered to the public in or
from Switzerland, but only to a selected and limited circle of investors who do not subscribe to the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock with a view to distribution. Any such investors will
be individually approached by the underwriters from time to time. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B> Notice to Prospective Investors in the Dubai International Financial Centre  </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This prospectus relates to an Exempt Offer in accordance with the Offered Securities Rules of the Dubai Financial Services Authority
("DFSA"). This prospectus is intended for distribution only to persons of a type specified in the Offered Securities Rules of the DFSA. It must not be delivered to, or relied on by, any other person.
The DFSA has no responsibility for reviewing or verifying any documents in connection with Exempt Offers. The DFSA has not approved this prospectus nor taken steps to verify the information set forth
herein and has no responsibility for the prospectus. The Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock may be illiquid and/or subject to restrictions on their resale. Prospective purchasers of the
Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock should conduct their own due diligence on us and the terms of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2 Preferred Stock. If you do not understand the contents
of this prospectus, you should consult an authorized financial advisor. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The validity of the securities being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney&nbsp;LLP,
Minneapolis, Minnesota. The underwriters will be represented in this offering by Sidley Austin&nbsp;LLP, New York, New York. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The consolidated financial statements incorporated in this prospectus by reference to our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the
fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013 have been so incorporated in reliance on the reports of PricewaterhouseCoopers&nbsp;LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the
authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 under the Securities Act with respect to the securities offered
by this prospectus. This prospectus does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information pertaining to us and the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;2
Preferred Stock, you should refer to the registration statement and the exhibits and schedules filed with the registration statement. Whenever we make reference in this prospectus to any of our
contracts, agreements or other documents, the references are not necessarily complete, and you should refer to the exhibits attached to the registration statement for copies of the actual contract,
agreement or other document. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
are subject to the informational requirements of the Exchange Act and file reports and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You can read our SEC filings,
including the registration statement, over the Internet at the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its Public Reference Room at
100&nbsp;F&nbsp;Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Additionally, you can obtain copies of the documents at prescribed rates by writing to the Public Reference Section of the SEC at 100&nbsp;F
Street N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of its Public Reference Room. </FONT></P>

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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>  INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE    <BR>    </B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" into this prospectus information we have filed with it. The information incorporated
by reference is an important part of this prospectus and is considered to be part of this prospectus. We incorporate by reference the documents listed
below:</FONT></P>

<UL>
<DL compact>
<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>our Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended November&nbsp;30, 2013, and </FONT> <FONT SIZE=2>
<BR><BR></FONT></DD><DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>our Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed September&nbsp;3, 2013, October&nbsp;4, 2013, December&nbsp;2, 2013,
December&nbsp;9, 2013 and February&nbsp;10, 2014. </FONT></DD></DL>
</UL>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To
the extent that such filed information is modified or superseded by information in subsequently filed information referred to above or in this prospectus, then such modified or
superseded information shall not be considered part of this prospectus. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
will provide a copy of any and all of the information that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus to any person, including a beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is
delivered, without </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>charge,
upon written or oral request. You may request a copy of these filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address: </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>CHS&nbsp;Inc.<BR>
Attention: Theresa Egan<BR>
Vice President, Accounting and Corporate Controller<BR>
5500 Cenex Drive<BR>
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55077<BR>
(651)&nbsp;355-6000 </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
maintain a web site at </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>www.chsinc.com</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>. You may access our annual report on Form&nbsp;10-K, quarterly reports on Form&nbsp;10-Q,
current reports on Form&nbsp;8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act with the SEC free of charge through our web site as
soon as reasonably practicable after such material is electronically filed with, or furnished to, the SEC. Information contained in our website does not constitute a part of, and is not incorporated
by reference into, this prospectus. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;You
should rely only on the information provided in or incorporated by reference in this prospectus. We have not, and the underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with
different or additional information. </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Shares  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=5><B>CHS I</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=4><B>NC.  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B> Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;2<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B>BofA Merrill Lynch  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B> Wells Fargo Securities  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=4><B>D.A. Davidson&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;Co.  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;, 2014  </B></FONT></P>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><A
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<A NAME="toc_ja48701_2"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>  Item&nbsp;13.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution    <BR>    </I></B></FONT></P>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>SEC Registration Fee</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>32,200</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FINRA Fee</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>38,000</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>NASDAQ Listing Fees</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>125,000</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Blue Sky Fees and Expenses</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>10,000</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Legal Fees and Expenses</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>200,000</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Printing Fees</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>40,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Transfer Agent Fees</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>7,000</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Miscellaneous</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>72,800</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><p style="font-family:times;margin-left:10pt;text-indent:-10pt;"><FONT SIZE=2> </FONT><FONT SIZE=2>Total</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT"  style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$</FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>525,000</FONT></TD>
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<A NAME="toc_ja48701_3"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>  Item&nbsp;14.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Indemnification of Directors and Officers    <BR>    </I></B></FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;308A.325 of the Minnesota cooperative law provides that a cooperative may eliminate or limit the personal liability of
a director of a cooperative for breach of fiduciary duty as a director in the cooperative's articles of incorporation, provided, however, that the articles may not limit the liability of a director
for: </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>breach
of the director's duty of loyalty to the cooperative or its members; </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>acts
or omissions that are not in good faith or involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; </FONT></P>


<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>a
transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit; or </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>an
act or omission occurring before the date when the provision in the articles eliminating or limiting liability becomes effective. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;IX
of our articles of incorporation, as amended to date, eliminates or limits the personal liability of our directors to the greatest extent permissible under Minnesota
law. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article&nbsp;VI
of our bylaws provides that we shall indemnify each person who is or was a director, officer, manager, employee, or agent of this cooperative, and any person serving
at the request of this cooperative as a director, officer, manager, employee, or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses, including
attorneys' fees, judgments, fines, and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred to the fullest extent to which such directors, officers, managers, employees or agents of a
cooperative may be indemnified under Minnesota law, as amended from time to time. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We
maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance which covers certain liabilities and expenses of our directors and officers and cover us for reimbursement of payments to our
directors and officers in respect of such liabilities and expenses.  </FONT></P>


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<A NAME="toc_ja48701_4"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>  Item&nbsp;15.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities    <BR>    </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the three years preceding the filing of this registration statement, we have issued and sold the following unregistered
securities:</FONT></P>

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<DT style='font-family:times;margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></DT><DD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>On June&nbsp;9, 2011, CHS issued to certain accredited investors senior notes (collectively, the "2011 Notes") in the
aggregate principal amount of $500,000,000, for a purchase price equal </FONT></DD></DL>
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100% of the principal amount thereof. The 2011 Notes were issued in four series, in the following designations and aggregate principal amounts: (i)&nbsp;$130,000,000 aggregate principal amount of
4.08% Series&nbsp;L Senior Notes due June&nbsp;9, 2019, (ii)&nbsp;$160,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.52% Series&nbsp;M Senior Notes due June&nbsp;9, 2021, (iii)&nbsp;$130,000,000
aggregate principal amount of 4.67% Series&nbsp;N Senior Notes due June&nbsp;9, 2023, and (iv)&nbsp;$80,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.82% Series&nbsp;O Senior Notes due
June&nbsp;9, 2026. On March&nbsp;15, 2013, CHS issued to certain accredited investors, with AIG Asset Management (U.S.),&nbsp;LLC, acting as investment adviser, 4.71% Series&nbsp;P Senior
Notes due March&nbsp;15, 2033, as an additional series to the 2011 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000, for a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof. On
July&nbsp;10, 2013, CHS issued to New York Life Insurance Company and certain of its affiliates 3.85% Series&nbsp;Q Senior Notes due July&nbsp;20, 2025, as an additional series to the 2011 Notes
in the aggregate principal amount of $80,000,000, for a purchase price equal to 100% of the principal amount thereof. On July&nbsp;12, 2013, CHS issued to Prudential Investment
Management,&nbsp;Inc. and certain of its affiliates 3.80% Series&nbsp;R Notes due July&nbsp;12, 2025, as an additional series to the 2011 Notes in the aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000,
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
sale of securities described above was deemed to be exempt from registration pursuant to Section&nbsp;4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions by an issuer not involving a
public offering.  </FONT></P>

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<A NAME="toc_ja48701_5"> </A></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><B>  Item&nbsp;16.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B><I>Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules    <BR>    </I></B></FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) </FONT></P>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Underwriting Agreement.(**)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>2.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Agreement and Plan of Merger among CHS&nbsp;Inc., Science Merger Sub&nbsp;Ltd. and Solbar Industries&nbsp;Ltd. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed November&nbsp;23,
2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>3.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Articles of Incorporation of CHS&nbsp;Inc., as amended. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;30, 2006, filed January&nbsp;11, 2007).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>3.1A</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amended Article&nbsp;III, Section&nbsp;3(b) of Bylaws of CHS&nbsp;Inc. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed May&nbsp;5, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>3.1B</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment to the Bylaws of CHS&nbsp;Inc. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed December&nbsp;7, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>3.2</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Bylaws of CHS&nbsp;Inc. (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-156255), filed December&nbsp;17, 2008).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Resolution Creating a Series of Preferred Equity to be Designated 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-2 (File
No.&nbsp;333-101916), dated January&nbsp;13, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Certificate Representing 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. (Incorporated by reference to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-2. (File No.&nbsp;333-101916), dated
January&nbsp;23, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.3</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Unanimous Written Consent Resolution of the Board of Directors Amending the Amended and Restated Resolution Creating a Series of Preferred Equity to be Designated 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock.
(Incorporated by reference to Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-2 (File No.&nbsp;333-101916), dated January&nbsp;23, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>4.4</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Unanimous Written Consent Resolution of the Board of Directors Amending the Amended and Restated Resolution Creating a Series of Preferred Equity to be Designated 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock to change the
record date for dividends. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31, 2003, filed July&nbsp;2, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.5</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Resolution Amending the Terms of the 8% Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock to Provide for Call Protection. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed on July&nbsp;19,
2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.6</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Resolution of the Board of Directors of CHS&nbsp;Inc. Creating a Series of Preferred Equity to be Designated Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Stock. (Incorporated by reference to our
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1/A (File No.&nbsp;333-190019), filed September&nbsp;13, 2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.7</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Written Action of the Board of Directors of CHS&nbsp;Inc. Relating to the Terms of the Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A. (File
No.&nbsp;001-36079), filed September&nbsp;20, 2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.8</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Certificate Representing Class&nbsp;B Series&nbsp;1 Preferred Stock. (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1/A. (File No.&nbsp;333-190019), filed September&nbsp;13,
2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.9</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Resolution Creating Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;2.(**)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.10</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Unanimous Written Consent Resolution of the Board of Directors Relating to the Terms of the Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;2.(**)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>4.11</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Form of Certificate Representing Class&nbsp;B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, Series&nbsp;2.(**)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>5.1</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney&nbsp;LLP.(**)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.1A</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Employment Agreement between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and Carl M. Casale, dated November&nbsp;22, 2010. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed November&nbsp;22, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Employment Agreement between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and Carl M. Casale, dated November&nbsp;6, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, filed November&nbsp;7,
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.2A</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Change of Control Agreement between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and Carl M. Casale, dated November&nbsp;22, 2010. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed November&nbsp;22, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.2B</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Change in Control Agreement between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and Carl M. Casale dated November&nbsp;6, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, filed
November&nbsp;7, 2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.3</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives Supplemental Savings Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2000, filed November&nbsp;22, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.3A</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to the CHS&nbsp;Inc. Supplemental Savings Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31, 2006, filed July&nbsp;12, 2006).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>CHS&nbsp;Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan (2013 Restatement). (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1A (File No.&nbsp;333-190019), filed September&nbsp;13,
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives Senior Management Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2000, filed November&nbsp;22, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives Executive Long-Term Variable Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2000, filed November&nbsp;22, 2000).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.7</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives Share Option Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2004, filed November&nbsp;18, 2004).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.7A</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment to Cenex Harvest States Share Option Plan, dated June&nbsp;28, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-2 (File No.&nbsp;333-65364), filed July&nbsp;18,
2001).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.7B</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Cenex Harvest States Share Option Plan, dated May&nbsp;2, 2001. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2004, filed November&nbsp;18,
2004).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.7C</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Cenex Harvest States Share Option Plan, dated June&nbsp;4, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2004, filed November&nbsp;18,
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.7D</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to Cenex Harvest States Share Option Plan, dated April&nbsp;6, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2004, filed November&nbsp;18,
2004).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.8</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>CHS&nbsp;Inc. Share Option Plan Option Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2004, filed November&nbsp;18, 2004).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.9</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>CHS&nbsp;Inc. Share Option Plan Trust Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2004, filed November&nbsp;18, 2004).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.9A</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Trust Agreement. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2004, filed November&nbsp;18, 2004).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.10</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>CHS&nbsp;Inc. Nonemployee Director Retirement Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31, 2010, filed July&nbsp;8, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.10A</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the Nonemployee Director Retirement Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2011, filed November&nbsp;14, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.10B</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to the Nonemployee Director Retirement Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2012, filed November&nbsp;7, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.11</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Trust Under the CHS&nbsp;Inc. Nonemployee Director Retirement Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31, 2010, filed July&nbsp;8, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.12</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>CHS&nbsp;Inc. Special Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2003, filed November&nbsp;21, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.12A</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to the CHS&nbsp;Inc. Special Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended February&nbsp;29, 2008, filed April&nbsp;9,
2008).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Consulting Agreement between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and Patrick Kluempke, dated January&nbsp;17, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended February&nbsp;28, 2013, filed April&nbsp;3,
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$225,000,000 Note Agreement (Private Placement Agreement) dated as of June&nbsp;19, 1998 among Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives and each of the Purchasers of the Notes. (Incorporated by Reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q
Transition Report for the period June&nbsp;1, 1998 to August&nbsp;31, 1998, filed October&nbsp;14, 1998).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>First Amendment to Note Agreement ($225,000,000 Private Placement), effective September&nbsp;10, 2003, among CHS&nbsp;Inc. and each of the Purchasers of the notes. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for
the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2003, filed November&nbsp;21, 2003).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.15</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Note Purchase Agreement and Series&nbsp;D&nbsp;&amp; E Senior Notes dated October&nbsp;18, 2002. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2002, filed November&nbsp;25,
2002).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.16</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of January&nbsp;31, 2011, by and among National Cooperative Refinery Association, various lenders and CoBank, ACB. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarterly period ended February&nbsp;28, 2011, filed April&nbsp;8, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.16A</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of December&nbsp;16, 2011, by and among National Cooperative Refinery Association, various lenders and CoBank, ACB. (Incorporated by reference to our
Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;30, 2011, filed January&nbsp;11, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.17</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and Prudential Capital Group dated as of April&nbsp;13, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31,
 2004, filed July&nbsp;12, 2004).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.17A</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement dated April&nbsp;9, 2007, among CHS&nbsp;Inc., Prudential Investment Management,&nbsp;Inc. and the Prudential Affiliate parties. (Incorporated by
reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended February&nbsp;28, 2007 filed April&nbsp;9, 2007).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement and Senior Series&nbsp;J Notes totaling $50&nbsp;million issued February&nbsp;8, 2008. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, effective as of November&nbsp;1, 2010. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q filed January&nbsp;11, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Note Purchase Agreement for Series&nbsp;H Senior Notes ($125,000,000 Private Placement) dated September&nbsp;21, 2004. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed September&nbsp;22,
2004).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.19</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>CHS&nbsp;Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan </FONT><FONT SIZE=2><I>Master Plan Document</I></FONT><FONT SIZE=2> (2011 Restatement). (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File
No.&nbsp;333-177326), filed October&nbsp;14, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.19A</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Deferred Compensation Plan (2011 Restatement). (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2012, filed November&nbsp;7, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;2 Deferred Compensation Plan (2011 Restatement). (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2012, filed November&nbsp;7, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>New Plan Participants 2008 Plan Agreement and Election Form for the CHS&nbsp;Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2009, filed
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Beneficiary Designation Form for the CHS&nbsp;Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2009, filed November&nbsp;10, 2009).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.22</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Share Option Plan Participants 2005 Plan Agreement and Election Form. (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-129464), filed November&nbsp;4, 2005).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.23</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>New Plan Participants 2011 Plan Agreement and Election Form for the CHS&nbsp;Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-177326), filed
October&nbsp;14, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.24</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>New Plan Participants (Board of Directors) 2009 Plan Agreement and Election Form for the CHS&nbsp;Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31,
2009, filed November&nbsp;10, 2009).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.25</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Loan Agreement (Term Loan) between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, dated January&nbsp;5, 2011. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed
January&nbsp;18, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.26</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Revolving Loan Agreement between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, dated November&nbsp;30, 2010. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed
January&nbsp;18, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.27</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>City of McPherson, Kansas Taxable Industrial Revenue Bond Series&nbsp;2006 registered to National Cooperative Refinery Association in the amount of $325&nbsp;million. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report
on Form&nbsp;8-K filed December&nbsp;18, 2006).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.28</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Bond Purchase Agreement between National Cooperative Refinery Association, as purchaser, and City of McPherson, Kansas, as issuer, dated as of December&nbsp;18, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report
on Form&nbsp;8-K filed December&nbsp;18, 2006).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.29</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Trust Indenture between City of McPherson, Kansas, as issuer, and Security Bank of Kansas City, Kansas City, Kansas, as trustee, dated as of December&nbsp;18, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K filed December&nbsp;18, 2006).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.30</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Lease agreement between City of McPherson, Kansas, as issuer, and National Cooperative Refinery Association, as tenant, dated as of December&nbsp;18, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K filed December&nbsp;18, 2006).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.31</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Commercial Paper Placement Agreement by and between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and M&amp;I Marshall&nbsp;&amp; Ilsley Bank dated October&nbsp;30, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period
ended November&nbsp;30, 2006, filed January&nbsp;11, 2007).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.32</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement by and between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and SunTrust Capital Markets,&nbsp;Inc. dated October&nbsp;6, 2006. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended
November&nbsp;30, 2006, filed January&nbsp;11, 2007).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.33</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Note Purchase Agreement ($400,000,000 Private Placement) and Series&nbsp;I Senior Notes dated as of October&nbsp;4, 2007. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K filed October&nbsp;4,
2007).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.34</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Agreement Regarding Distribution of Assets, by and among CHS&nbsp;Inc., United Country Brands,&nbsp;LLC, Land O'Lakes,&nbsp;Inc. and Winfield Solutions,&nbsp;LLC, made as of September&nbsp;4, 2007. (Incorporated by
reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2008, filed November&nbsp;20, 2007).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>10.35</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>$150&nbsp;Million Term Loan Credit Agreement by and between CHS&nbsp;Inc., CoBank, ACB and the Syndication Parties dated as of December&nbsp;12, 2007. (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>First Amendment to $150&nbsp;Million Term Loan Credit Agreement by and between CHS&nbsp;Inc., CoBank, ACB and the Syndication Parties dated as of May&nbsp;1, 2008. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for
the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31, 2008, filed July&nbsp;10, 2008).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.35B</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Second Amendment to $150&nbsp;Million Term Loan Credit Agreement by and between CHS&nbsp;Inc., CoBank, ACB and the Syndication Parties dated as of June&nbsp;2, 2010. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K, filed June&nbsp;3, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.36</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Series&nbsp;2008-A Supplement dated as of November&nbsp;21, 2008 (to Base Indenture dated as of August&nbsp;10, 2005) between Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee.
(Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;30, 2008, filed January&nbsp;13, 2009).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.37</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2010, between Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K, filed December&nbsp;28, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.37A</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Amended and Restated Base Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2010, between Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC, as Issuer, and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference
to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended February&nbsp;29, 2012, filed April&nbsp;11, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.38</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Series&nbsp;2010-A Supplement, dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2010, by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC, as Issuer, and U.S. National Bank Association, as Trustee, to the Base Indenture, dated as of December&nbsp;23,
2010, between the Issuer and the Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed December&nbsp;28, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.39</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Lockbox Agreement dated August&nbsp;10, 2005 between Cofina Financial,&nbsp;LLC and M&amp;I Marshall&nbsp;&amp; Ilsley Bank. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended
November&nbsp;30, 2008, filed January&nbsp;13, 2009).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.40</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Purchase and Sale Agreement dated as of August&nbsp;10, 2005 between Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC, as Purchaser and Cofina Financial,&nbsp;LLC, as Seller. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly
period ended November&nbsp;30, 2008, filed January&nbsp;13, 2009).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.41</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Custodian Agreement dated August&nbsp;10, 2005 between Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC, as Issuer; U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee; and U.S. Bank National Association, as Custodian. (Incorporated by reference to
our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;30, 2008, filed January&nbsp;13, 2009).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.42</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Servicing Agreement dated as of August&nbsp;10, 2005 among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC, as Issuer; Cofina Financial,&nbsp;LLC, as Servicer; and U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee. (Incorporated by reference to
our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;30, 2008, filed January&nbsp;13, 2009).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.43</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Series&nbsp;2008-A Cofina Variable Funding Asset-Backed Note No.&nbsp;4. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed November&nbsp;17, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.44</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Loan Origination and Participation Agreement dated as of September&nbsp;1, 2011, by and among AgStar Financial Services, PCA, d/b/a ProPartners Financial, CHS Capital,&nbsp;LLC. (Incorporated by
reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2011, filed November&nbsp;14, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Amended and Restated Loan Origination and Participation Agreement dated as of September&nbsp;1, 2011, by and among AgStar Financial Services, PCA, d/b/a&nbsp;ProPartners Financial, CHS Capital,
&nbsp;LLC. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2012, filed November&nbsp;7, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.45</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2010-A), dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2010, among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC, as Issuer, Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit Purchaser, Cooperatieve Centrale
Raiffeisen- Boerenleenbank, B.A. "Rabobank Nederland", New York Branch, as Funding Agent, and the Financial Institutions from time to time parties hereto, as Committed Purchasers. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K,
filed December&nbsp;28, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.45A</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2010-A) dated as of April&nbsp;13, 2011 by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC and the Issuer, Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit
Purchaser, and Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-BoerenleenBank B.A., "Rabobank Nederland", New York Branch, as the Funding Agent and as a Committed Purchaser. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31,
 2011, filed July&nbsp;8, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.45B</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2010-A) dated as of June&nbsp;17, 2011 by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC and the Issuer, Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit
Purchaser, and Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-BoerenleenBank B.A., "Rabobank Nederland", New York Branch, as the Funding Agent and as a Committed Purchaser. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31,
 2011, filed July&nbsp;8, 2011).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.45C</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2010-A) dated as of April&nbsp;11, 2012, by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC and the Issuer, Nieuw Amsterdam Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit
Purchaser, and Cooperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-BoerenleenBank B.A., "Rabobank Nederland", New York Branch, as the Funding Agent and as a Committed Purchaser. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2012,
filed November&nbsp;7, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.46</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2><BR>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2008-A) dated as of November&nbsp;21, 2008 among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC, as Issuer; Victory Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit Purchaser; The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,
&nbsp;Ltd., New York Branch, as Funding Agent for the Purchasers; and the Financial Institutions from time to time parties thereto (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;30, 2008, filed
January&nbsp;13, 2009).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.46A</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;1 to Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2008-A) dated February&nbsp;25, 2009, by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC as the Issuer; Victory Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit Purchaser; and
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,&nbsp;Ltd., New York Branch, as the Funding Agent and as a Committed Purchaser (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed March&nbsp;2, 2009).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.46B</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;2 to Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2008-A) dated November&nbsp;20, 2009, by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC as the Issuer; Victory Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit Purchaser; and
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,&nbsp;Ltd., New York Branch, as the Funding Agent and as a Committed Purchaser (Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-163608), filed December&nbsp;9,
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;3 to Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2008-A) dated as of November&nbsp;12, 2010, by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC and the Issuer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit Purchaser, and
The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,&nbsp;Ltd., New York Branch, as the Funding Agent and as a Committed Purchaser (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed November&nbsp;17, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;4 to Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2008-A) dated as of December&nbsp;23, 2010, by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC and the Issuer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit Purchaser,
and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,&nbsp;Ltd., New York Branch, as the Funding Agent and as a Committed Purchaser (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed December&nbsp;28, 2010).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;5 to Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2008-A) dated as of April&nbsp;13, 2011, by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC and the Issuer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit Purchaser,
and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,&nbsp;Ltd., New York Branch, as the Funding Agent and as a Committed Purchaser (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31, 2011, filed July&nbsp;8,
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amendment No.&nbsp;6 to Note Purchase Agreement (Series&nbsp;2008-A) dated as of April&nbsp;11, 2012, by and among Cofina Funding,&nbsp;LLC and the Issuer, Victory Receivables Corporation, as the Conduit Purchaser,
and The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ,&nbsp;Ltd., New York Branch, as the Funding Agent and as a Committed Purchaser. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended August&nbsp;31, 2012, filed November&nbsp;7, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Stock Transfer Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;17, 2011, between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and GROWMARK,&nbsp;Inc. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;30, 2011, filed
January&nbsp;11, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.48</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Stock Transfer Agreement, dated as of November&nbsp;17, 2011, between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and MFA Oil company. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended November&nbsp;30, 2011, filed
January&nbsp;11, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.49</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement, dated February&nbsp;1, 2012, between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and Cargill, Incorporated. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed
February&nbsp;1, 2012).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.50</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Note Purchase Agreement between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and certain accredited investors ($500,000,000) dated June&nbsp;9, 2011. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed June&nbsp;13,
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.51</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Joint venture agreement among CHS&nbsp;Inc., Cargill, Incorporated, and ConAgra Foods,&nbsp;Inc., dated March&nbsp;4, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to our Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarterly period ended May&nbsp;31,
2013, filed July&nbsp;10, 2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.52</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>2013 Credit Agreement (5-year Revolving Loan) dated as of June&nbsp;26, 2013 between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and CoBank, ACB, as administrative agent for all syndication parties thereunder, as bid agent, as the letter of credit
bank, and as a syndication party thereunder, and the other syndication parties party thereto. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed July&nbsp;2, 2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="RIGHT" style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.53</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Resolutions Amending the Long-Term Incentive Plan. (Incorporated by reference to our Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K, filed September&nbsp;3, 2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>Pre-Export Credit Agreement dated as of September&nbsp;24, 2013 between CHS Agronegocio Industria e Comercio&nbsp;Ltda., as borrower, CHS&nbsp;Inc., as guarantor, and Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (Credit
Agricole), as administrative agent, Credit Agricole and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner&nbsp;&amp; Smith Incorporated, as joint lead arrangers and joint bookrunners, and the other syndication parties thereto from time to time. (Incorporated by
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Succession Planning Letter Agreement between CHS&nbsp;Inc. and John McEnroe dated November&nbsp;6, 2013. (Incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013,
 filed November&nbsp;7, 2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subsidiaries of the Registrant (Incorporated by reference to our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal year ended August&nbsp;31, 2013, filed November&nbsp;7, 2013).</FONT></TD>
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<TD style="font-family:times;"><BR><FONT SIZE=2>Consent of Dorsey&nbsp;&amp; Whitney&nbsp;LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).(**)</FONT></TD>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;For
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration
statement in reliance upon Rule&nbsp;430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)(1) or (4)&nbsp;or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be
deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective. </FONT></P>

<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;For
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new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </FONT></P>

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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RATIO OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS </font></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2011</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2010</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;">2009</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Income from continuing operations before income   taxes </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">269,668</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,085,994</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,416,571</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,147,656</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">583,835</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">503,678</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">ADD: </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Fixed charges, as shown below </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">31,949</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">136,206</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">131,641</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">116,885</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">95,462</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">110,748</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amortization of capitalized interest </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">476</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,547</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,305</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,604</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,654</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3,640</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Distributions from equity investments </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">37,231</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">62,761</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">75,468</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">137,766</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">89,689</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">80,403</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Investments redeemed - equity investees,   cooperatives and other </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">19</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">13,021</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10,409</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">8,980</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">14,188</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">39,787</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">SUBTRACT: </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Equity in income of investees </font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(32,678</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(97,350</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(102,389</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(131,414</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(108,787</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(105,754</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Noncash patronage dividends received </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(366</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(16,644</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(10,461</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(9,697</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(9,918</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(9,717</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interest capitalized </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(2,265</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(10,579</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(8,881</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5,487</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(6,212</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(5,201</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">)</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EARNINGS AS ADJUSTED </font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">304,034</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,176,956</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,515,663</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,268,293</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">661,911</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border-bottom:double windowtext 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">617,584</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FIXED CHARGES: </font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Interest * </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23,519</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99,271</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">94,089</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">83,045</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">69,902</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">85,668</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amortization of debt costs </font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,538</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,770</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">12,692</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,762</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,132</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4,668</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<td width="30%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:30.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Appropriate portion (1/3) of rent expense ** </font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">6,892</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">27,165</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24,859</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">22,078</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">21,429</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">20,413</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TOTAL FIXED CHARGES </font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">31,949</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">136,206</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">131,641</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">116,885</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">95,462</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">110,748</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PREFERRED DIVIDEND FACTOR: </font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">11,080</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26,766</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="9%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:9.5%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26,028</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">26,534</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">25,823</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24,059</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND   PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS </font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">43,029</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">162,972</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">157,669</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
<td width="8%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:8.2%;">
<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">143,419</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">121,285</font></p>    </td>
<td width="2%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:2.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.3%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">134,807</font></p>    </td>
<td width="1%" valign="bottom" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" style="background:#CCEEFF;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;width:1.0%;">
<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>   </tr>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 10.0pt;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">RATIO </font></b></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>    </td>
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<p align="right" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">7.1</font></b></p>    </td>
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<P style="font-family:times;"><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 of our reports dated
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF ATTORNEY</font></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints each of Carl M. Casale, Timothy Skidmore and Lisa Zell his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power to each act without the other, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign a Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this Power of Attorney has been signed on the 11 day of February, 2014, by the following persons:</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/S/   CARL M. CASALE </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/S/   TIMOTHY SKIDMORE </font></p>    </td>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/S/   EDWARD MALESICH </font></p>    </td>
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