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<title>highwater-20240216</title></head><body><div style="display:none"><ix:header><ix:hidden><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:EntityCentralIndexKey" id="f-19">0001371451</ix:nonNumeric><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="c-1" name="dei:AmendmentFlag" format="ixt:fixed-false" id="f-20">FALSE</ix:nonNumeric></ix:hidden><ix:references xml:lang="en-US"><link:schemaRef xlink:type="simple" xlink:href="highwater-20240216.xsd"/></ix:references><ix:resources><xbrli:context id="c-1"><xbrli:entity><xbrli:identifier scheme="http://www.sec.gov/CIK">0001371451</xbrli:identifier></xbrli:entity><xbrli:period><xbrli:startDate>2024-02-16</xbrli:startDate><xbrli:endDate>2024-02-16</xbrli:endDate></xbrli:period></xbrli:context></ix:resources></ix:header></div><div id="i469dc51f7f0b41a6ba2c0fd2b482d288_1"></div><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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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.      </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Wingdings',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">o</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify;text-indent:36pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:109%">On February 16, 2024, Highwater Ethanol, LLC ("Highwater") and Northern Natural Gas Company ("NNG"), entered into an Amendment to TFX Throughput Service Agreement (the "Amendment"). The Amendment has an effective date of November 1, 2024 and extends the term through October 31, 2029. Under the Amendment, Highwater will pay NNG the tariff rate in effect from time to time for natural gas. NNG has allocated 5,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day (the "Maximum Daily Quantities") to Highwater.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></div><div style="text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(a)</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%;padding-left:6.91pt">None.</span></div><div style="padding-left:36pt;text-align:justify"><span><br/></span></div><div style="padding-left:54pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New 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highwater-20240216
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):
February 16, 2024
HIGHWATER ETHANOL, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Minnesota
333-137482
20-4798531
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
24500 US HWY 14
,
PO Box 96
,
Lamberton
,
MN
,
56152
(Address of principal executive offices)
(
507
)
752-6160
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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see
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On February 16, 2024, Highwater Ethanol, LLC ("Highwater") and Northern Natural Gas Company ("NNG"), entered into an Amendment to TFX Throughput Service Agreement (the "Amendment"). The Amendment has an effective date of November 1, 2024 and extends the term through October 31, 2029. Under the Amendment, Highwater will pay NNG the tariff rate in effect from time to time for natural gas. NNG has allocated 5,000 dekatherms of natural gas per day (the "Maximum Daily Quantities") to Highwater.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)
None.
(b)
None.
(c)
None.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
99.1
Northern Natural Gas Service Agreement with Highwater Ethanol, LLC dated February 16, 2024
104        Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
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.
HIGHWATER ETHANOL, LLC
Date: February 19, 2024
/s/ Brian Kletscher
Brian Kletscher, Chief Executive Officer