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style="height:15pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:11pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.37;margin-bottom:10pt;visibility:hidden;">&#8203;</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.04%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2pt 0pt 3pt;"><div style="height:15pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><b style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-weight:bold;">GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC</b></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50.95%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;"><div 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3pt;"><div style="height:15pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';">Date: December 27, 2021</span></p></div></div></td><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:49.04%;border-bottom:1.0pt solid #000000;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 2pt 0pt 3pt;"><div style="height:15pt;overflow:hidden;overflow-wrap:break-word;position:relative;"><div style="bottom:0pt;position:absolute;width:100%;"><p style="font-family:'Calibri','Helvetica','sans-serif';font-size:10pt;line-height:1.19;margin:0pt;"><i style="font-family:'Times New Roman','Times','serif';font-style:italic;">/s/ Stacie Schuler</i></p></div></div></td></tr><tr style="height:15pt;"><td style="vertical-align:bottom;width:50.95%;margin:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 3pt;"><div 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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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FORM
8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
December 27, 2021 (
December 21, 2021
)
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GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC
(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)
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Minnesota
000-51277
41-1997390
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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15045 Highway 23 SE
,
Granite Falls
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MN
56241-0216
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
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(
320
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564-3100
(Issuer's telephone number)
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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (
see
General Instruction A.2. below):
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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class:
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Trading Symbol
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Name of each exchange
on which registered:
None
N/A
N/A
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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ITEM 2.02 - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION AND
ITEM 7.01 - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE
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On or about December 21, 2021, Granite Falls Energy, LLC (the "Company") sent a letter to its members announcing its estimate of the income tax liability of members for its tax year ended December 31, 2021. A copy of this letter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.
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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.
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ITEM 8.01 - OTHER EVENTS
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On December 22, 2021, the Board of Governors of the Company declared a cash distribution of $330.00 per membership unit to the holders of record of the Company's units at the close of business on December 22, 2021, for a total distribution of $10,099,980.00. The Company expects to pay the distribution by the end of January 2022, subject to approval from the Company's lender.
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ITEM 9.01 -
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
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(a)
None.
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(b)
None.
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(c)
None.
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(d)
Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
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Letter to Members of the Company Dated December 21, 2021
.
104
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Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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SIGNATURES
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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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GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC
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Date: December 27, 2021
/s/ Stacie Schuler
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Stacie Schuler, Chief Financial Officer
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