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 25, 2013
GOLDEN GRAIN ENERGY, LLC | |||
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | |||
Iowa | 000-51177 | 02-05753616 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1822 43rd St. SW, Mason City, IA | 50401 | ||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||
(641) 423-8525 | |||
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |||
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
Golden Grain Energy, LLC (the "Company") held its 2013 annual members meeting on Monday, February 25, 2013, for the purposes of voting on an amendment to the Company's operating agreement and electing three directors to the Company's board of directors. Votes were solicited in person and by proxy.
Proposal One: Operating Agreement Amendment
Proposal One asked the members to approve the Second Amendment to the Company's Third Amended and Restated Operating Agreement. The voting result for Proposal One was as follows:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | |||||
11,495,389 | 342,000 | 88,500 | |||||
Proposal Two: Election of Directors
We held an election for three directors whose terms expired in 2013. We had five nominees for these positions. However, prior to the annual meeting, Mr. Pumphrey decided to remove his name from consideration. Prior to the time when Mr. Pumphrey removed his name from consideration, he received votes from the members which are set forth below. The incumbents, Stan Laures, Roger Shaffer and Dave Sovereign were reelected for additional three year terms until our 2016 annual meeting. The voting result for the director election was as follows:
Nominee | Votes For | Votes Withheld/Abstain | ||||
Earl Brandt | 809,500 | 92,500 | ||||
Stan Laures | 8,228,221 | 207,500 | ||||
Ron Pumphrey | 2,393,501 | 57,500 | ||||
Roger Shaffer | 7,041,056 | 40,000 | ||||
Dave Sovereign | 8,916,389 | 17,500 | ||||
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.
GOLDEN GRAIN ENERGY, LLC | |
Date: February 26, 2013 | /s/ Walter Wendland |
Walter Wendland | |
Chief Executive Officer | |
(Principal Executive Officer) | |