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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000823277-18-000055
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20181022
ITEM INFORMATION:		Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20181026
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20181026

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CHS INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000823277
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WHOLESALE-FARM PRODUCT RAW MATERIALS [5150]
		IRS NUMBER:				410251095
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MN
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0831

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-36079
		FILM NUMBER:		181141276

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 CENEX DRIVE
		CITY:			INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55077
		BUSINESS PHONE:		651-355-6000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5500 CENEX DRIVE
		CITY:			INVER GROVE HEIGHTS
		STATE:			MN
		ZIP:			55077

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19980611

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19961212
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(the &#8220;Company&#8221;), after considering the recommendations of management, concluded that the Company&#8217;s audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2015, 2016 and 2017, included in the Company&#8217;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017 (the &#8220;2017 Annual Report&#8221;), and the Company&#8217;s unaudited consolidated financial statements for the quarterly periods ended November 30, 2016 and 2017, February 28, 2017 and 2018, and May 31, 2017 and 2018, included in the Company&#8217;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended November 30, 2017, February 28, 2018, and May 31, 2018 (such Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, together with the 2017 Annual Report, the &#8220;Initial Filings&#8221;), should no longer be relied upon due to misstatements that are described in greater detail below. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Management of the Company initially noted potentially excessive valuations in the net derivative asset valuations relating to certain rail freight contracts purchased in connection with the Company&#8217;s North American grain marketing operations.  Following the Company&#8217;s identification of these potentially excessive valuations, the Company engaged Faegre Baker Daniels LLP, which engaged forensic accountants at Ernst &amp; Young LLP, to work with management of the Company, under the oversight of the Audit Committee, to conduct an investigation. Though the investigation remains ongoing, it has identified misstatements in the consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Initial Filings that are due to intentional misconduct by a former employee in rail freight trading operations, as well as due to certain freight auction contracts not meeting the technical accounting requirements to qualify as a derivative financial instrument. The misconduct consisted of the former employee manipulating the mark-to-market valuation of rail cars that were the subject of certain rail freight purchase contracts and manipulating the quantity of rail cars included in the monthly mark-to-market valuation. In addition, the investigation revealed intentional misstatements that were made by the former employee to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (&#8220;PwC&#8221;) in connection with its audit of the Company&#8217;s consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2017. During the course of, and as a result of, the investigation, the former employee was terminated by the Company. As a result of the identified misstatements, the Company will restate the previously issued consolidated financial statements of the Company that are included in the Initial Filings (the &#8220;Restated Financial Statements&#8221;).</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The misstatements in the consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Initial Filings are considered material. The Company believes that pretax income was overstated for the period from September 1, 2014 through May 31, 2018, by approximately $100 million to $190 million, in the aggregate. The Company also believes that its net assets were overstated, in the aggregate, by approximately $115 million to $220 million, as of May 31, 2018. The above ranges include adjustments relating to the misstatements described above, as well as other known errors which were previously deemed immaterial, but which will be corrected in the Restated Financial Statements. The Company&#8217;s analysis is ongoing, and as a result, the final adjustments to pre-tax income and net assets may differ from the estimated adjustments described above.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company has concluded that the control deficiencies that failed to detect the misconduct, misstatements and accounting errors described above constituted a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting with respect to all impacted periods. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of a company&#8217;s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. The existence of one or more material weaknesses precludes a conclusion by management that a company&#8217;s disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting are effective. The Company is taking certain actions to address the matter, including, as stated above, terminating the employee in question. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company is working diligently to complete the Restated Financial Statements, and expects to complete them as soon as practicable after (a) the conclusion of the investigation referenced above and (b) the completion of the work the Company is performing to obtain assurance regarding the adequacy of its internal control environment generally. At this time, however, the Company cannot predict with certainty when such investigation or such assessment work will be completed. The Company does not expect to file its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018, until the Restated Financial Statements are completed. The Company will attempt to file the Restated Financial Statements and its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2018, with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") by November 29, 2018. However, there can be no assurance that the Restated Financial Statements or such Annual Report will be filed by that date.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The Company does not currently believe that the adjustments to be included in the Restated Financial Statements will affect its compliance to date with the financial covenants set forth in its debt agreements. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">The foregoing information is based on facts obtained to date from the results of the investigation referenced above and the reviews of previously issued consolidated financial statements of the Company included in the Initial Filings. 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These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, including discovery of information in addition to or different from the information upon which such forward-looking statements are based. As a result of these matters, actual results may differ materially from those projected and the actual adjustments reflected in the Restated Financial Statement to be issued by the Company may differ materially from the anticipated results expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements made in the foregoing discussion. 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The Company urges readers to take such factors and the possibility of such differences into account in any consideration of the forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K and not to place undue reliance on such statements. 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<div><a name="s18ca7aacfb2642b286ba5eb521fc5d64"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:right;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Exhibit 99.1</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;"><img src="letter.jpg" alt="letter.jpg" style="height:90px;width:682px;"></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">October 26, 2018</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Dear Cooperative Leader: </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Over the past year and a half, we&#8217;ve pledged our commitment to provide you with regular updates on CHS financial and business performance. With that in mind, I want to make you aware that today we filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission stating our intent to restate financial results for fiscal years 2015, 2016, 2017 and the first three quarters of 2017 and 2018. We will be accomplishing this restatement by filing restated financials for the affected periods.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">We are restating results for those periods because of an employee&#8217;s misconduct relating to valuation of rail freight contracts and a technical accounting error. Specifically, rail freight contract values and quantities were intentionally over stated and certain rail freight items were incorrectly accounted for as derivatives on the balance sheet. Management discovered the misstatements during an investigation. The employee has been terminated.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">While the investigation is not yet complete, findings to date indicate there was no monetary loss to CHS, however the company will incur additional costs related to this matter. Any over stated non-cash values will be written off and reflected in the restated financial results. Despite the material nature of the restatement, the CHS balance sheet and financial foundation remain strong.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">We are taking immediate action to assess and strengthen internal controls, including enhanced internal controls for mark-to-market valuation across the company. This will require continued focus and resources. Your company&#8217;s leaders and Board of Directors are committed to integrity, transparency and improving our system of internal controls over financial reporting. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">We remain committed to returning $150 million in cash to owners based on fiscal 2018 results as we communicated earlier this fall. </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">I hope to see you at the CHS Annual Meeting Dec. 6 - 7 in Minneapolis, where we look forward to sharing with you the solid progress we&#8217;ve made as well as looking ahead to how CHS will continue to evolve and grow to meet your changing needs.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">We value your continued business and support.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">Sincerely,</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:11pt;"><font style="font-family:Arial;font-size:11pt;">/s/ Jay D. 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