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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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 18, 2014

GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
 
Minnesota
000-51277
41-1997390
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
15045 Highway 23 SE, Granite Falls, MN
56241-0216
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
 
(320) 564-3100
(Issuer's telephone number)

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition, and
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

On or about December 19, 2014, Granite Falls Energy, LLC (the “Company”) sent a letter to its members announcing its estimate of tax liability of members for its tax year ended December 31, 2014. A copy of this letter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing. 

Item 8.01 Other Events

On December 18, 2014, the Board of Governors of the Company declared a cash distribution of $1,050 per membership unit to the holders of record of the Company's units at the close of business on December 18, 2014, for a total distribution of $32,136,300. The Company expects to pay the distribution by the end of January 2015, subject to approval from the Company's lender.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)
None.

(b)
None.

(c)
None.

(d)
Exhibits

Exhibit No.            Description

99.1            Letter to the Members of the Company dated December 19, 2014.


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.


 
GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC
 
 
Date: December 19, 2014
/s/ Stacie Schuler
 
Stacie Schuler, Chief Financial Officer