UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
| Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): | November 2, 2011 |
CHS Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Minnesota | 0-50150 | 41-0251095 |
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| 5500 Cenex Drive, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota | 55077 | |
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| Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 651-355-6000 |
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.05 Amendments to the Registrant's Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics.
On November 2, 2011, the Board of Directors of CHS Inc. (the "Company") approved a new Global Code of Conduct that applies to all directors, officers and employees of the Company (the "New Code"), effective January 2, 2012. As of its effective date the New Code will supplement the Company’s existing compliance program (that is also considered the code of ethics for SEC purposes), which is made up of 31 separate policies applicable to all of the Company’s directors, officers and employees (the "Existing Code").
The New Code was adopted to achieve a comprehensive, global code of ethics applicable to the Company’s employees wherever located. The New Code and the Existing Code generally address the same topics and no material substantive changes are reflected in the New Code as it applies to the Company’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller. The New Code was expanded to cover certain local international legal requirements that are not addressed in the Existing Code.
The Existing Code (copies of which the Company has undertaken to provide to any person, without charge, upon request in the manner described in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K) will remain in effect until otherwise modified or amended. As of January 2, 2012, the Company will also provide a copy of the New Code to any person, without charge, upon request in the same manner described in the Company’s most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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| November 7, 2011 | By: |
/s/ David A. Kastelic
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| Name: David A. Kastelic | ||||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||