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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">UNITED STATES</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM&nbsp;8-K</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of
  the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Date of Report (Date of earliest
  event reported):&#160;&#160; May&nbsp;20, 2008</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY, L.L.C.</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>
  
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">48-1247506</font></b></p>
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    Identification<br>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">3022 County Road 18, Oakley, KS 67748</font></b></p>
  
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  obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
  Instruction A.2. below):</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt 1.0in;text-indent:-1.0in;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 5.02</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:8.5pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b><font size="2" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
  Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></b></p>
  
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  May&nbsp;20, 2008, the Board of Managers of Western Plains Energy, L.L.C. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
  appointed Curt Sheldon to its newly-created position of Chief Accounting
  Officer.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Sheldon will serve in
  this capacity, in addition to his current responsibilities as controller of the
  Company, at the will of the Board of Managers effective immediately.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Sheldon does not have a formal
  employment agreement with the Company.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mr.&nbsp;Sheldon
  has served as the Company&#146;s controller since March&nbsp;2005.&#160; He is responsible for overseeing the Company&#146;s
  accounting and financial reporting functions.&#160;
  Prior to joining the Company, Mr.&nbsp;Sheldon was the owner and
  president of Kalispell Glass&nbsp;&amp; Doors,&nbsp;Inc., a provider of
  commercial and residential windows and doors, for nine years.&#160; Mr.&nbsp;Sheldon was responsible for all
  management and accounting functions associated with that business.&#160; In 1975, Mr.&nbsp;Sheldon received his
  Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of
  California at Chico.</font></p>
  
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  Purposes of the &#147;Safe Harbor &#147;Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
  Reform Act of 1995.</font></i></b></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
  matters discussed in this report on Form&nbsp;8-K, when not historical matters,
  are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties
  that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Such
  factors include, among others, the willingness and ability of third parties to
  honor their contractual obligations, the availability of equipment and
  qualified personnel, the decisions of third parties over which the Company has
  no control, commodity prices, environmental and government regulations,
  availability of financing, judicial proceedings, force majeure events, and
  other risk factors as described from time to time in the Company&#146;s filings with
  the SEC. Many of these factors are beyond the Company&#146;s ability to control or
  predict. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update its
  forward-looking statements, whether as a result of receiving new information,
  the occurrence of future events, or otherwise.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant
  to the requirements of Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this Report to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date: May&nbsp;22, 2008</font></p>
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text: 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):   May 20, 2008
  WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY, L.L.C.
  (Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  Kansas
  0-50714
  48-1247506
  (State or other
    jurisdiction of
  incorporation)
  (Commission File
    Number)
  (IRS Employer
    Identification
  No.)
  3022 County Road 18, Oakley, KS 67748
  (Address of principal executive offices)  (Zip Code)
  Registrant's telephone number including area code:
  (785) 672-8810
  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
  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):
  o
  Written communications
  pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant
  to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 5.02
  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
  Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
  On
  May 20, 2008, the Board of Managers of Western Plains Energy, L.L.C. (the "Company")
  appointed Curt Sheldon to its newly-created position of Chief Accounting
  Officer.  Mr. Sheldon will serve in
  this capacity, in addition to his current responsibilities as controller of the
  Company, at the will of the Board of Managers effective immediately.  Mr. Sheldon does not have a formal
  employment agreement with the Company.
  Mr. Sheldon
  has served as the Company's controller since March 2005.  He is responsible for overseeing the Company's
  accounting and financial reporting functions. 
  Prior to joining the Company, Mr. Sheldon was the owner and
  president of Kalispell Glass & Doors, Inc., a provider of
  commercial and residential windows and doors, for nine years.  Mr. Sheldon was responsible for all
  management and accounting functions associated with that business.  In 1975, Mr. Sheldon received his
  Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of
  California at Chico.
  Cautionary Statement for
  Purposes of the "Safe Harbor "Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
  Reform Act of 1995.
  The
  matters discussed in this report on Form 8-K, when not historical matters,
  are forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties
  that could cause actual results to differ materially from projected results. Such
  factors include, among others, the willingness and ability of third parties to
  honor their contractual obligations, the availability of equipment and
  qualified personnel, the decisions of third parties over which the Company has
  no control, commodity prices, environmental and government regulations,
  availability of financing, judicial proceedings, force majeure events, and
  other risk factors as described from time to time in the Company's filings with
  the SEC. Many of these factors are beyond the Company's ability to control or
  predict. The Company disclaims any intent or obligation to update its
  forward-looking statements, whether as a result of receiving new information,
  the occurrence of future events, or otherwise.
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  SIGNATURE
  Pursuant
  to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this Report to be signed on its behalf
  by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
  WESTERN PLAINS ENERGY, L.L.C.
  Date: May 22, 2008
  By:
  /s/ Steven R.
    McNinch
  Name:
  Steven R. McNinch
  Title:
  Chief Executive Officer
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