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EXHIBIT A
<br /> (Upon completion and execution by the parties,this document shall become a binding lease)
<br /> CASH RENT FARM LEASE
<br /> THIS LEASE is entered into by and between LANDOWNER, CITY OF DECATUR FARM by and through the
<br /> LANDOWNER'S AGENT,FIRST ILLINOIS AG GROUP,and TENANT,CRAIG HILL,5867 E.WASHINGTON ST.ROAD,
<br /> MAROA,IL 61756.
<br /> THE LANDOWNER leases to the Tenant,for agricultural purposes only,the following described real estate(hereinafter"premises"),
<br /> including the fixed improvements thereon:
<br /> Farm#1-The Northwest Quarter(NW 1/4)of the Northwest Quarter(NW 1/4)of Section Thirty-Six(36); and
<br /> the North One-Half (N 1/2) of the Northeast Quarter (NE 1/4) of Section Thirty-Six (36); all in Township
<br /> Nineteen North (T19N),Range Three East (R3E)of the 3rd P. M., Creek Township, DeWitt County, Illinois,
<br /> containing 120.0 acres,more or less,except the real estate where the City of Decatur wells,pump houses,and
<br /> water holding ponds are located on the above described property.
<br /> Farm #4 - The West Half(W 1/2) of the Southeast Quarter (SE 1/4) of Section Nine (9),Township Nineteen
<br /> North (T19N),Range Three East (R3E)of the Third Principal Meridian,(3rd P.M.),situated in the County of
<br /> DeWitt in the State of Illinois,containing 82.91 acres,more or less.
<br /> A)LENGTH OF TENURE: The term of this Lease shall begin on the latter of March 1,2026,or the date of signing of this Lease and
<br /> shall end the last day of February 2027,or after all the crops on the premises have been harvested,whichever occurs first. Landowner
<br /> may terminate this Lease without cause any time prior to March 1,2026,by giving Tenant five(5)days advance written notice. In the
<br /> event this Lease is terminated without cause by Landowner,the Tenant will be reimbursed for all farming operations completed at going
<br /> custom rates and crop inputs purchased providing Tenant furnishes Landowner an invoice and receipts or other supporting material for
<br /> such operations or purchases upon Landowner's request. This shall be Tenant's sole remedy in the event this Lease is terminated without
<br /> cause.
<br /> B) RENT AND TIME OF PAYMENT: The tenant agrees to pay the landowner a base rent of$350.00 per acre on 189.76 tillable
<br /> acres, for a total of$66,416.00 on or before March 15,2026(the"due date"). If the Landowner has not received the base rent,in full,
<br /> by the due date. Landlord may terminate this Farm Lease and collect the unpaid rent, and Tenant shall immediately remit any farm
<br /> program payments received for the lease year to the Agent. In the event Landowner has not received the rent, in full,by the due date
<br /> and Landowner terminates lease,Landowner is not obligated to reimburse Tenant for farming operations or crop inputs purchased.
<br /> In addition to the base rent, the Landowner shall be entitled to a cash rent bonus that is 35%of the gross revenues generated on 2026
<br /> corn acres plus 45%of the gross revenues generated on the 2026 soybeans acres,plus 35%of all Farm Program Payments received in
<br /> 2026,Less the initial base cash rent of$66,426.00. The bonus rent shall be paid the latter of November 15th of the current lease year or
<br /> within two weeks of the completion of harvest.
<br /> Gross Farm Income shall be calculated by the Farm Manager and reviewed by the Tenant Operator for the 2026 crop year by
<br /> November 15th of the lease year.The gross farm income shall be derived by the following method.
<br /> Corn Income—The harvested(dry)bushels multiplied by the average closing price for fall delivery,paid by ADM Grain,Niantic,
<br /> Illinois on each Wednesday.from January 1,2026,through October 31.2026.
<br /> Soybean Income—The harvested bushels multiplied by the average closing price for fall delivery,paid by ADM Grain,Niantic,
<br /> Illinois,on each Wednesday,from January I,2026,through October 31,2026.
<br /> Farm Program Payments- Tenant agrees to provide documentation to support any and all farm program payments received that are
<br /> associated with said property.
<br /> Elevator settlement sheets or yield maps generated at harvest shall be used to verify production.
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