8-K 1 a18-41093_18k.htm 8-K

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 7, 2018

CHS Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Commission File Number: 001-36079

Minnesota |  | 41-0251095
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |  | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

5500 Cenex Drive
Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55077
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(651) 355-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).

Emerging growth company o

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. o

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 7, 2018, Jay Debertin, President and Chief Executive Officer of CHS Inc. (the “Company”), and Timothy Skidmore, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each gave a speech along with a related slide presentation at the Company’s 2018 Annual Meeting. Copies of Mr. Debertin’s speech and related slide presentation are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, respectively, and copies of Mr. Skidmore’s speech and related slide presentation are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.3 and 99.4, respectively. Each such copy is incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant to General Instruction B.2. to Form 8-K, the information set forth in this Item 7.01 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Speech of Jay Debertin
99.2 |  | Slide Presentation Related to Speech of Jay Debertin
99.3 |  | Speech of Timothy Skidmore
99.4 |  | Slide Presentation Related to Speech of Timothy Skidmore

2

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.

| CHS INC.
Date: December 7, 2018 | By: | /s/ Timothy Skidmore
|  | Timothy Skidmore
|  | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

3