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): September 29, 2023


LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

South Dakota	000-50254	46-0460790
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

46269 SD Highway 34	PO Box 100
Wentworth	SD	57075
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(605)	483-2676
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None


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Item 1.01 Entry into Material Definitive Agreement

On September 29, 2023, Lake Area Corn Processors, LLC (the “Company”) entered into a purchase agreement with KAAPA Ethanol Holdings, LLC for the purchase of membership units in Guardian Hankinson, LLC and Guardian Energy Management, LLC (the “Agreement”). Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company will receive additional units of Guardian Hankinson, LLC and Guardian Energy Management, LLC. The Company has agreed to pay approximately $44,000,000 to purchase the units.

In order to fund our purchase of the units in Guardian Hankinson, LLC and Guardian Energy Management, LLC, the Company entered into an amendment to our wholly owned subsidiary, Dakota Ethanol, LLC’s credit agreement dated May 15, 2013, with lenders, Farm Credit Services of America, PCA and Farm Credit Services of America, FLCA

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.


		LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS, LLC

Date:	October 4, 2023	/s/ Robbi Buchholtz
		Robbi Buchholtz, Chief Financial Officer

LAKE AREA CORN PROCESSORS LLC 8-K