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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 8, 2014 | |
CHS Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota | 001-36079 | 41-0251095 |
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer |
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.) |
5500 Cenex Drive, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota | 55077 | |
________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) | ___________ (Zip Code) | |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: | 651-355-6000 | |
Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 5, 2014, at the Annual Members Meeting of CHS Inc. ("CHS," "we" or "us"), each of the following directors was re-elected to the Board for a three-year term: Clinton J. Blew, Curt Eischens, Jon Erickson, Greg Kruger, Ed Malesich and Dan Schurr. The delegates also elected one new director, Perry Meyer, to serve a three-year term on the Board. Mr. Meyer fills the vacancy created by the retirement of Jerry Hasnedl. The following directors’ terms of office continued after the meeting: Donald Anthony, David Bielenberg, Dennis Carlson, Steve Fritel, Robert Bass, Alan Holm, David Johnsrud, David Kayser, Randy Knecht, and Steve Riegel.
Perry Meyer, 60, will represent members in Minnesota. Meyer brings to the CHS Board more than three decades of cooperative and agricultural leadership experience. Along with his daughter and son-in-law, he operates a 2,500 acre corn and soybean farm and finishes12,000 hogs annually. He currently serves as president of Heartland Corn Products Cooperative, a board on which he has served since 1992, and has been president of Steamboat Pork Cooperative since 1998. He also has served as a member of the NU-Telecom board since 1995 and is a past director of the former CHS Oilseed Defined Investor board. Meyer also is a member of and active in a broad range of cooperative, agricultural, local government, school and church organizations.
Following the Annual Members Meeting, the Board of Directors held the annual re-organizational meeting at which Board officers were elected. All of the Board officers were re-elected for a one-year term: David Bielenberg- was re-elected Chairman of the Board, Dennis Carlson- was re-elected First Vice Chairman of the Board, Daniel Schurr- was re-elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Board, Steve Fritel was re-elected Second Vice Chairman of the Board and Curt Eischens was re-elected Assistant Secretary-Treasurer of the Board.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On December 8, 2014, we issued a press release announcing the results of the election of directors to the Board. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated December 8, 2014. | |
SIGNATURE
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.
CHS Inc. | ||||
December 8, 2014 | By: | /s/ Timothy Skidmore | ||
Name: Timothy Skidmore | ||||
Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
99.1 | Press release dated December 8, 2014. | |