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 20, 2011

WESTERN IOWA ENERGY, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
Iowa   000-51965   42-2143913
(State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
1120 S. Center Street
P.O. Box 399
Wall Lake, Iowa
  51466
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (712) 664-2173

 
 
(Former name or former address if changed since last report.)

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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Western Iowa Energy, LLC (the “Company”) held its 2011 annual meeting of members on June 20, 2011. The proposals voted upon at the meeting were the election of two Directors to the Company’s Board of Directors, an advisory vote on executive compensation (“Say-on-Pay”), and an advisory vote on the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote.
Proposal One: Election of Two Directors
The Company’s members elected the following individuals as Directors for the terms listed:
         
Director   Length of Term   Term Expires
Kevin Ross   Three years   2014 Annual Meeting
Warren Bush   Three years   2014 Annual Meeting
The voting results for the Director election were as follows:
         
Nominee   Votes For   Votes Withheld/Abstentions
Michael Bettin   6,879   643
Kevin Ross   11,967   213
Warren Bush   8,779   330
Proposal Two: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation (“Say-on-Pay”)
The Company’s members voted to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s named executive officers. The voting results for the Say-on-Pay vote were as follows:
         
Votes For   Votes Against   Abstentions
13,095   1,369   626
Proposal Three: Advisory Vote on Frequency of Say-on-Pay Vote
The Company’s members voted to hold an advisory Say-on-Pay vote every three years. The voting results for the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote were as follows:
             
Every Year   Every Two Years   Every Three Years   Abstentions
2,335   1,278   10,809   721

 

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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.
         
 
      WESTERN IOWA ENERGY, LLC
 
       
June 23, 2011
      /s/ William J. Horan
 
       
Date
      William J. Horan, President

 

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