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) ~~April~~August 288, 2023 (~~April~~August 287, 2023)

SOUTHWEST IOWA RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC ~~(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)~~

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

IOWA	000-53041	20-2735046
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

10868 189th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa		51503
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(712) 366-0392

(Registrant'’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 75.0107. ~~Regulation~~Submission FDof ~~Disclosure~~Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

OnAt ~~April~~a ~~28,~~Special ~~2023,~~Meeting of Members (the “Special Meeting”) of Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC (the “Company”) ~~distributed~~held ~~and~~on ~~posted~~August to7, ~~its~~2023, ~~website (www.sireethanol.com) a letter to its members notifying~~ the members ofvoted on the ~~decision~~following ofproposals ~~the~~which ~~Board~~are offurther ~~Directors~~described ofin the ~~Company~~Proxy toStatement ~~pursue~~relating ~~a proposal~~ to ~~reclassify~~ the ~~Company’s~~Special ~~membership~~Meeting ~~units~~filed ~~to terminate registration~~ with the Securities and Exchange Commission~~. A~~ ~~copy~~June of28, ~~the newsletter is attached hereto at Exhibit 99~~2023.~~1 and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 7.01.~~

~~The~~Proposal ~~foregoing~~1: ~~information~~The ~~(including~~members approved the reclassification ~~exhibits~~of ~~hereto)~~units isinto ~~being~~Series ~~furnished~~A ~~under~~Units, ~~“Item~~Series ~~7.01-~~B ~~Regulation~~Units, FDSeries ~~Disclosure.”~~C ~~Such~~Units ~~information (including~~and ~~the~~Series ~~exhibits~~D ~~hereto)~~Units ~~shall~~for ~~not~~the bepurpose ~~deemed~~of ~~“filed”~~discontinuing ~~for~~the ~~purposes~~registration of ~~Section~~units 18under of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ~~as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under~~ (the ~~Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.~~“Reclassification”):

The filing of this report and the furnishing of this information pursuant to Item 7.01 does not mean that such information is material or that disclosure of such information is required.

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
2693	237	80

~~Item~~Proposal ~~9.01.~~2: The ~~Financial~~members ~~Statements~~approved amending and restating ~~Exhibits~~the Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (the “Current Operating Agreement”) to provide for four separate and distinct series of units as set forth in the proposed Sixth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement (the “Proposed Operating Agreement”) to affect the Reclassification and to modify the Current Operating Agreement to better align with the Company’s status as a private company:

(d) Exhibits

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
2671	251	88

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Newsletter from Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC distributed on April 28, 2023.

Proposal 3: The members approved amending and restating the Current Operating Agreement to amend the voting provisions in connection with the Reclassification and to modernize certain voting thresholds and provide the Board flexibility to amend the Proposed Operating Agreement without member approval for certain immaterial or administrative changes or changes required by applicable law:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
2671	261	78

Proposal 4: The members approved amending and restating the Current Operating Agreement to incorporate additional transfer restrictions and Company purchase rights as set forth in the Proposed Operating Agreement to provide for greater ability of the Company to manage the number of record holders within each series of units and maintain its status as a private company:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
2971	261	78

Proposal 5: The members approved adjourning or postponing the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the Special Meeting to approve the matters under consideration:

Votes For	Votes Against	Abstentions
2732	237	41

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.

	SOUTHWEST IOWA RENEWABLE ENERGY, LLC
Date: April 28, 2023	By:	/s/ Ann Reis
Date: August 8, 2023	By:	/s/ Ann Reis
		Ann Reis
		Chief Financial Officer

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