Stuart Rose , CEO Zafar Rizvi, COO April 2014

Stuart Rose, CEOZafar Rizvi, COO

April 2014

REX: NYSE www.rexamerican.com

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21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Such statements can

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Safe Harbor

Successful alternative energy investor since 1998 Synfuel investments of $6M yielded ~$178M return over 10 years (~40% CAGR) Discontinued legacy retail operations in FY’09 to focus on alternative energy

Ethanol investments initiated in 2006 $24M profit in FY’07 on $14M early ethanol investment Alternative energy represented 99.9% of revenue and 83.3% of assets

Ownership in seven ethanol production facilities In aggregate, 736.7 million gallons of TTM annualized gallons shipped by seven plants REX effective ownership interest of TTM annualized gallons shipped = 262.4 million gallons Pre-tax ROI’s of 25% - 52% (trailing four fiscal years annualized) Revenues from ethanol, distillers grains & corn oil

Strong, liquid balance sheet (as of 1/31/14) (based on 8.2M diluted shares) Unrestricted cash $63.3M ~ $ 7.73 / share Net book value of retail real estate $4.6M ~ $ 0.56 / share Carrying value of ownership in seven plants $234.1M ~ $28.60 / share REX shareholders’ book value $279.3M ~ $34.06 / share

ROE-focused asset allocation discipline 10.7% average ROE since 1993 (despite low returns on high cash balances) Long-term/active share repurchase program Insider ownership approximately 24%

REX Overview

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Disciplined investment criteria Invest only if project meets strategic and financial risk and return criteria

Align with farmers, farm cooperatives and farming communities as co-investors and owners of ethanol production facilities Facilitates access to grain supply, local community support

Locate plants close to rail access and feedstocks

Utilize state-of-the-art ethanol production technology Dry mill corn-processing All plants are highly efficient Fagen, Inc. constructed utilizing ICM, Inc. technology

Fagen is large, respected U.S. green energy design-builder

Seek to match grain prices with ethanol and distiller grain sales at consolidated plants Derivative contracts are generally not employed to hedge commodity price risks

Maximize ethanol plant returns via: Running plants efficiently, often above nameplate capacity Sell distillers grains as animal feed Production of corn oil

REX Ethanol Strategy

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REX Corn Belt Ethanol Portfolio

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Illinois

ONE EARTH ENERGY, LLCGibson City, IL

REX OWNERSHIP INTEREST74%

TTM GALLONS SHIPPED113.2 MILLION

REX’S EFFECTIVE OWNERSHIP OF TTM GALLONS SHIPPED

83.8 MILLION

Illinois

PATRIOT HOLDINGS, LLCAnnawan, IL




32.6 MILLION

Illinois

BIG RIVER RESOURCES, GALVA, LLC

Galva, IL




11.3 MILLION

South Dakota

NUGEN ENERGY, LLCMarion, SD



REX’S EFFECTIVE OWNERSHIP OF TTM GALLONS SHIPPED112.9 MILLION

Iowa

BIG RIVER RESOURCES WEST BURLINGTON, LLCWest Burlington, IA




10.4 MILLION

Iowa

BIG RIVER UNITED ENERGY, LLCDyersville, IA




5.8 MILLION

Wisconsin

BIG RIVER RESOURCES BOYCEVILLE, LLCBoyceville, WI




5.6 MILLION

REX AMERICAN RESOURCES

TTM GALLONS SHIPPED BY PLANTS IN WHICH IT HAS INTERESTS736.7 MILLION

REX’S EFFECTIVE OWNERSHIP OF TTM GALLONS SHIPPED262.4 MILLION

Figures as of 1/31/14

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Plant Investment Timeline

REX Total Investment

Cumulative Earnings

REX TrailingFour Year Annualized

ROI (1/31/14)*

One Earth (1) Oct. ’07 $51M $55M 25%

NuGen June ‘10 ($12.3M)Nov. ’11 ($19.7M)

$32M $44M 52%

Patriot (2) Dec. ’06 ($16.0M)Jan. ‘12 ($1.9M)

$18M $20M 28%

Big River Oct. ’06 ($5.0M)Jan. ‘07 ($5.0M)

July ‘07 ($10.0M)Sept. ‘09 ($0.03M)

$20M $29M 27%

Total $121M $148M

High Return Ethanol Investments

* Calculated based upon the weighted average capital invested and pre-tax returns generated over the time period1 Production commenced in July ’092 Production commenced in Sept. ‘08

Ethanol Industry Considerations

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The ethanol industry produced approximately 13.3 billion gallons of ethanol in 2013, thereby reducing U.S. reliance on foreign oil

Helps U.S. balance of trade Helps U.S. move towards energy independence Over 462M barrels of imported oil displaced

Approximately 1/3 of corn used in ethanol production is returned to feed market in the form of distiller grains, corn gluten meal and corn oil*

National benefits Government payments to corn growers have fallen from nearly $9

billion in 2006 to less than $2 billion in 2013* Land transitioned away from “land bank” Ethanol production generates higher tax revenues

Ethanol production added over $44B to GDP* Ethanol production increased household income by ~$31B*

Industry receives no tax subsidies Farm states are less impacted by challenged economic environment

Ethanol estimated to have supported over 387,000 jobs, including across ancillary industries, from agriculture to manufacturing to the service sector*

On a life cycle basis, corn-based ethanol reduces greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) by ~34% compared to gasoline – 13.3 billion gallons of ethanol reduced GHG emissions by 38 million metric tons, the equivalent of taking 8 million cars off the road*

$8.3B paid in federal, state and local taxes*Sources:* Renewable Fuels Associations

Corn USDA Crop Production Forecast:

2013 (January 2014 report) 13.9 billion bushels(average acre yield of 158.8 bushels)

2012 (November 2012 report) 10.7 billion bushels(average acre yield of 122.3 bushels)

Ethanol Federal EPA ethanol purchasing mandates(1) :

Year Target 2013 13.8 BGY2014 13.0 BGY(2)

Efficient plants expected to operate near capacity levelsYear Capacity

2013 14.8 BGY (14.0 in operation at Jan. 2014)

Distillers Grains / Corn Oil Allows for the recovery of approximately 1/3 of the cost of corn

Expense/Demand/Pricing Drivers

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1 Mandates can be partially met by use of available RINS from the prior years toward the current year requirements and/or to carry forward a deficit into the next compliance year.

2 Proposed – not final EPA number.

REX TTM Sales Mix

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Revenue Mix TTM 1/31/14 Revenue Mix TTM 1/31/13

Ethanol$495.2M

75.5%

Ethanol$500.2M

75.1%

Syrup$1.1M0.2%

Corn Oil$16.0M

2.4%

Corn Oil$18.8M

2.8%

Total TTM 1/31/14 Revenue of $665.6M Total TTM 1/31/13 Revenue of $656.2M

TTM 1/31/14 TTM 1/31/13Ethanol $500,203,019 75.1% $495,249,095 75.5%Distiller Grains 145,579,660 21.9% 143,042,128 21.8%Corn Oil 18,787,540 2.8% 16,036,538 2.4%Syrup 1,054,405 0.2% 1,839,026 0.3%

TOTAL $665,624,624 100.0% $656,166,787 100.0%

TTM Sales Mix

Distiller Grains$145.6M

21.9%

Distiller Grains

$143.0M21.8%

Syrup$1.8M0.3%

$ in millions, except per share dataThree Months

Ended January 31,Twleve Months

Ended January 31,2014 2013 2014 2013

Alternative Energy $146.0 $174.2 $665.6 $656.1Real Estate 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.5Total net sales and revenue $146.1 $174.3 $666.1 $656.6

Gross profit (loss) $26.3 $(2.6) $64.2 $13.6

Segment profit (loss)Alternative energy $29.0 $(7.6) $63.2 $(1.0)Real estate (0.1) (0.2) (0.4) (0.5)Corporate expense, net (1.1) (0.5) (3.1) (2.3)

Amounts Attributable to REX Common ShareholdersNet income (loss) from continuing operations $16.0 $(4.6) $33.9 $(2.9)

Diluted net income (loss) from continuing operations per share $1.97 $(0.56) $4.15 $(0.35)

Net income (loss) $15.9 $(4.4) $35.1 $(2.3)

Diluted net income (loss) per share $1.95 $(0.54) $4.29 $(0.28)

Weighted average diluted shares outstanding 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.3

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Operating Results

$ in millions January 31, January 31,2014 2013

Cash and cash equivalents $ 105.1 $ 69.1Total current assets 148.8 114.9Property & equipment, net 202.3 223.2Equity method investments 71.2 60.0Total Assets $ 427.9 $ 405.3

Current portion of long-term debt $ 12.2 $ 15.6Total current liabilities 32.1 31.5Long term debt 63.5 91.3Total REX Equity (excludes non-controlling interests) $ 279.3 $ 246.4

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Strong Balance Sheet

Ethanol plants and other industrial investments Repay debt at existing facilities Energy projects using our commodity experience and state-of-the-art technology focus

Share repurchases below book value ~1.7M shares repurchased over the last three fiscal years at average price of $17.82 ~2.8M shares repurchased over the last five fiscal years at average price of $16.00

Repurchased 137,015 shares in FY’13 at average price of $25.44 280,006 shares remaining under current repurchase authorization

8.2 million common shares outstanding

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Capital Allocation Priorities

FY08 FY09 FY10 FY11 FY12 FY13 $-

$5

$10

$15

$20

$25

$30

$35

$40

$23.51 $25.82

$24.93

$30.06

$34.06

$10.82 $10.82

$15.99 $17.02 $17.82

$25.44

Growth in Book Value Per Share vs.Annual Average Price of Shares Repurchase

$30.04

Much of the world’s oil reserves are in the form of heavy oil in deposits at depths below 2,000 feet

Heavy oil is too viscous to flow to the well at a reasonable rate under ordinary conditions, so technology is needed to help extract it

The most practical method developed so far is to inject steam into the reservoir, to raise the temperature thereby reducing the oil's viscosity

Current methods are limited by the heat losses on the surface and in the well bore as the steam is sent down the injection well. For any particular heavy oil reservoir and price of oil, there is a maximum depth of the reservoir that can be economically exploited

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Deep Heavy Oil Technology Investment

REX invested in patented technology with potential to steam oil at depths currently unattainable

Current technology allows for injecting steam below grade to ~2,000 feet to extract heavy oil

New downhole steam generator technology seeks to create steam at depths below 2,000 feet to produce deep heavy oil

Modest investment / high potential returns REX has invested ~$1M (through 1/31/14) for 60% equity

stake in technology developer, to secure patents, and to pursue commercialization of the downhole steam generation technology

Presently seeking sites/opportunities to test and prove technology

Successful alternative energy investor since 1998 Interests in seven ethanol production facilities with annualized sales of ~737 million gallons (TTM)

REX effective ownership interest of annualized TTM gallons sold = ~262 million gallons Pre-tax ROI’s of 25% - 52% (trailing four year annualized)

Industry leading ethanol production skill and plant efficiencies REX ethanol operations are among best performing plants Alternative energy segment profit of $63.2M in in FY’13

Growth opportunities in ethanol and other industrial sectors Repay debt at existing facilities and expand ownership of existing facilities Invest in new ethanol plants or industrial projects requiring similar skill sets

Proven management team with asset allocation discipline 10.7% average ROE since 1993, despite low returns on high cash balances Long-term program of share repurchases below book value Insider ownership of approximately 24%

Strong asset base (at 1/31/14): Shareholders’ equity $279.3M (~$34.06 per share) Consolidated cash $105.1M

8.2M diluted shares outstanding

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REX Summary

One Earth Energy, LLCGibson City, IL

Doug Bruggeman Joseph Jaffoni, Norberto AjaREX JCIRChief Financial Officer (212) 835-8500(937) 276 3931‑ [email protected]

Stuart Rose , CEO Zafar Rizvi, COO April 2014

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