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): December 27, 2021 (December 21, 2021)

GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC

(Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


Minnesota	000-51277	41-1997390
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


15045 Highway 23 SE, Granite Falls, MN	56241-0216
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(320) 564-3100

(Issuer's telephone number)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:


Title of each class:	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered:
None	N/A	N/A

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark 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. ☐

ITEM 2.02 - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION AND

ITEM 7.01 - REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On or about December 21, 2021, Granite Falls Energy, LLC (the “Company”) sent a letter to its members announcing its estimate of the income tax liability of members for its tax year ended December 31, 2021. A copy of this letter is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report.

The information in Items 2.02 and 7.01 of this Current Report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, regardless of any general incorporation language contained in such filing.

ITEM 8.01 - OTHER EVENTS

On December 22, 2021, the Board of Governors of the Company declared a cash distribution of $330.00 per membership unit to the holders of record of the Company’s units at the close of business on December 22, 2021, for a total distribution of $10,099,980.00. The Company expects to pay the distribution by the end of January 2022, subject to approval from the Company’s lender.

ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(a)None.

(b)None.

(c)None.

(d)Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Letter to Members of the Company Dated December 21, 2021.
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.


	GRANITE FALLS ENERGY, LLC

Date: December 27, 2021	/s/ Stacie Schuler
	Stacie Schuler, Chief Financial Officer

Granite Falls Energy, LLC 8-K