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): June 9, 2017

GOLDEN GROWERS COOPERATIVE

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

1002 Main Ave W, Suite 5

West Fargo, ND 58078

(Address of principal executive offices)

(701) 281-0468

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code):

Not Applicable

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01.             Other Events.

On June 9, 2017, Golden Growers Cooperative (the “Cooperative”) received a distribution of $5,176,398 from ProGold Limited Liability Company (“ProGold”), which represents monthly distributions previously suspended by the ProGold Board of Governors due to uncertainty regarding the use of its corn wet-milling facility starting on January 1, 2018. On May 23, 2017, the ProGold Board of Governors voted to resume monthly distributions to its partners following the execution of the Second Amended and Restated Facility Lease by ProGold and Cargill dated as of April 4, 2017. Under the lease, Cargill will lease the corn wet-milling facility starting on January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2022 with an automatic extension through December 31, 2023 under certain circumstances and subject to the terms and conditions previously disclosed in the Cooperative’s Form 8-K dated April 4, 2017.

The Cooperative has a 49% ownership interest in ProGold, which is the Cooperative’s primary asset.  In addition to giving the Cooperative the right to receive distributions from ProGold, the ownership interest also provides the Cooperative’s members with additional value for the delivery of their corn for processing.

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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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