Indemnified Claims. USPB shall, to the extent not expressly prohibited by the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act as set forth in the Delaware Code commencing with Section 18-101 of the Delaware Code, indemnify CEO against reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, and against loss or liability incurred by or asserted against CEO in a legal matter or proceeding in which CEO is a party or is threatened to be made a party because CEO is, or was, an officer or employee of USPB or an affiliate of USPB (specifically including, but not limited to, any acts of the CEO related to affiliates of USPB, National Beef Packing Co., LLC and its affiliates, with USPB and all of these entities referred to as “USPB Entities”). USPB’s obligation to indemnify and hold harmless includes, but is not limited to, all pending and future litigation and claims against the USPB Entities, its officers, employees and directors which may impose liability on CEO including those claims against the USPB Entities, and claims relating to investigations relating to tort claims against the USPB Entities, deceptive trade practices and anti-competitive conduct of the USPB Entities, or their officers, employees and directors. The expenses against which CEO is indemnified include, but are not limited to, all reasonable attorney fees and other costs associated with legal representation for representation and costs that are not reasonably covered by the USPB Entities. USPB shall advance amounts to cover expenses, or pay expenses, that are included in the foregoing indemnity, upon request from the CEO. These indemnification rights shall not be deemed to exclude any rights to which the CEO may otherwise be entitled. The foregoing right to indemnification shall: # inure to the CEO whether or not he is an officer or employee of the USPB Entities at the time the liability or expenses are asserted, imposed or incurred and whether or not the claim asserted is based on matters which pre-date this Indemnification Agreement; and # extend to the CEO's heirs and legal representatives in the event of the CEO's death.

Indemnified Claims. USPB shall, to the extent not expressly prohibited by the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act as set forth in the Delaware Code commencing with Section 18-101 of the Delaware Code, indemnify CEO against reasonable expenses, including attorneys' fees, and against loss or liability incurred by or asserted against CEO in a legal matter or proceeding in which CEO is a party or is threatened to be made a party because CEO is, or was, an officer or employee of USPB or an affiliate of USPB (specifically including, but not limited to, any acts of the CEO related to affiliates of USPB, National Beef Packing Co., LLC and its affiliates, with USPB and all of these entities referred to as "USPB Entities"). USPB's obligation to indemnify and hold harmless includes, but is not limited to, all pending and future litigation and claims against the USPB Entities, its officers, employees and directors which may impose liability on CEO including those claims against the USPB Entities, and claims relating to investigations relating to tort claims against the USPB Entities, deceptive trade practices and anti-competitive conduct of the USPB Entities, or their officers, employees and directors. The expenses against which CEO is indemnified include, but are not limited to, all reasonable attorney fees and other costs associated with legal representation for representation and costs that are not reasonably covered by the USPB Entities. USPB shall advance amounts to cover expenses, or pay expenses, that are included in the foregoing indemnity, upon request from the CEO. These indemnification rights shall not be deemed to exclude any rights to which the CEO may otherwise be entitled. The foregoing right to indemnification shall: # inure to the CEO whether or not he is an officer or employee of the USPB Entities at the time the liability or expenses are asserted, imposed or incurred and whether or not the claim asserted is based on matters which pre-date this Indemnification Agreement; and # extend to the CEO's heirs and legal representatives in the event of the CEO's death.

Exclusions from Indemnification. The right to indemnification in [Section 7(a)] does not include any liability or expense relating to a matter in which the CEO is finally adjudged to have breached or failed to perform a duty that CEO owes to the USPB Entities and the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following: # a willful failure to deal fairly with the USPB Entities, or USPB or its members in connection with a matter in which the CEO has a material conflict of interest; # a violation of the criminal law, unless the CEO had reasonable cause to believe that CEO's conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that CEO's conduct was unlawful; # a transaction from which the CEO derived an improper personal profit; or # willful misconduct. Determination of whether the CEO is entitled to the indemnification provided for above shall be made as provided in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

Exclusions from Indemnification. The right to indemnification in Section 7(a) does not include any liability or expense relating to a matter in which the CEO is finally adjudged to have breached or failed to perform a duty that CEO owes to the USPB Entities and the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following: # a willful failure to deal fairly with the USPB Entities, or USPB or its members in connection with a matter in which the CEO has a material conflict of interest; # a violation of the criminal law, unless the CEO had reasonable cause to believe that CEO's conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that CEO's conduct was unlawful; # a transaction from which the CEO derived an improper personal profit; or # willful misconduct. Determination of whether the CEO is entitled to the indemnification provided for above shall be made as provided in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.

Exclusions from Indemnification. The right to indemnification in Section 7(a) does not include any liability or expense relating to a matter in which the CEO is finally adjudged to have breached or failed to perform a duty that CEO owes to the USPB Entities and the breach or failure to perform constitutes any of the following: # a willful failure to deal fairly with the USPB Entities, or USPB or its members in connection with a matter in which the CEO has a material conflict of interest; # a violation of the criminal law, unless the CEO had reasonable cause to believe that CEO’s conduct was lawful or no reasonable cause to believe that CEO’s conduct was unlawful; # a transaction from which the CEO derived an improper personal profit; or # willful misconduct. Determination of whether the CEO is entitled to the indemnification provided for above shall be made as provided in the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.