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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): |  | March 2, 2018

The Andersons, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Ohio | 000-20557 | 34-1562374
_____________________ (State or other jurisdiction | _____________ (Commission | ______________ (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) | File Number) | Identification No.)
1947 Briarfield Boulevard, Maumee, Ohio |  | 43537
_________________________________ (Address of principal executive offices) |  | ___________ (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: |  | 419-893-5050

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On March 2, 2018, The Andersons, Inc. entered into an agreement (the "Subscription Agreement") with ICM, Inc. to form ELEMENT, LLC, a joint venture that will construct a 70 million-gallon-per-year bio-refinery. The Subscription Agreement is filed as Exhibit 2.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The Andersons, Inc. has issued a press release announcing the agreement which is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this filing and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
The Andersons, Inc. is scheduled to make a presentation on March 7, 2018 at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time. A live webcast of the presentation will be available at the following link: https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/vgazgg42. The replay from the conference will be posted to the Company's website, www.andersonsinc.com, on the Investors page. A copy of the presentation slides, which will be discussed during the presentation, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and will also be available on the Company's website, on the Investors page.
The presentation is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and the information contained therein shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) The following exhibits are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K:

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | News Release
99.2 |  | ELEMENT conference call presentation dated March 7, 2018

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.

|  | The Andersons, Inc. |  |
March 7, 2018 |  | By: |  | /s/ Naran Burchinow
|  |  |  | Name: Naran Burchinow
|  |  |  | Title: General Counsel & Secretary

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No. |  | Description
2.1 |  | Subscription Agreement between ICM, Inc. and The Andersons Ethanol LLC to form ELEMENT LLC dated March 2, 2018. (The exhibits and schedules to the Agreement have been omitted. The Company will furnish such items to the SEC upon request.)
99.1 |  | News Release
99.2 |  | ELEMENT conference call presentation dated March 7, 2018