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): December 20, 2013

LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
 
South Dakota
000-50254
46-0460790
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
46269 SD Highway 34
P.O. Box 100
Wentworth, South Dakota 57075
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(605) 483-2676
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Item 8.01 Other Events

Effective as of December 19, 2013, Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC (the “Company”) invested $12 million in Guardian Hankinson, LLC (“Guardian-Hankinson”).  Guardian-Hankinson recently completed the purchase of a 130 million gallon per year ethanol production facility located in Hankinson, North Dakota from Murphy USA Inc. 

    


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.
 
 
 
LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC
 
 
 
 
Date:
December 20, 2013
 
/s/ Scott Mundt
 
 
 
Scott Mundt, Chief Executive Officer