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): November 5, 2009
 
Red Trail Energy, LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
         
North Dakota
 
000-52033
 
76-0742311
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation)
 
(Commission File Number)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)
P.O. Box 11, 3682 Highway 8 South
Richardton, North Dakota 58652
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
701-974-3308
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
 
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Item 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT
 
 
SIGNATURES
 


Item 1.01.   Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
 
On November 5, 2009, the Red Trail Energy, LLC (the “Company”) executed a Coal Sales Order dated November 5, 2009 with Westmoreland Coal Sales Company (“WCSC”) for the purchase of Powder River Basin coal. The order provides for the purchase of not less than 90,000 tons and not more than 115,000 tons per year for calendar years 2010 and 2011.

Forward-Looking Statements:
 
This Form 8-K contains forward-looking statements that are subject to various assumptions, risks and uncertainties. It should be read in conjunction with the “Forward-Looking Statements” sections in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and in conjunction with other SEC reports filed by the Company that discuss important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially. The Company expressly disclaims any current intention to update any forward-looking statements contained in this report as a result of new information or future events or developments.
 


 
 
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.
 
 
Red Trail Energy, LLC
 
     
     
Date: November 12, 2009 
By /s/ Mark E Klimpel
 
 
Name:  
Mark E Klimpel
 
 
Title:  
Chief Financial Officer