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): February 1012, 2026


South Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


South Dakota	000-50253	46-0462968
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
100 Caspian Avenue; PO Box 500 Volga, South Dakota		57071
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)


(605) 627-9240
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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¨						Emerging growth company

Item 85.0102 ~~Other~~Departure ~~Events~~of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensating Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 1012, 2026, ~~the Board of Managers of~~ South Dakota Soybean Processors, LLC ~~approved~~entered into Amended and ~~declared~~Restated aEmployment ~~cash~~Agreement ~~distribution~~(the of"Amended $0Agreement") with its Chief Executive Officer, Thomas J.28 ~~per~~Kersting. ~~outstanding~~The ~~capital~~Amended ~~unit~~Agreement, which supersedes and replaces the existing employment agreement dated January 1, 2023, contains terms and conditions that are identical to such prior employment agreement, except for a ~~total~~change ~~distribution~~to ofbase ~~approximately $8~~salary.5 ~~million.~~Under ~~The~~the ~~distribution~~Amended isAgreement, ~~expected~~Mr. toKersting’s bebase ~~paid~~salary ~~and~~will ~~issued~~increase to ~~members~~$440,000 onfor ~~February~~years 12ended December 31, 2026 and 2027.

A copy of the Amended Agreement is attached to this report as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference. The summary set forth above is qualified in its entirety by reference to Exhibit 10.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.


10.1						A mended Agreement (Mr. Kersting) signed January 1, 2026

SIGNATURE

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.

						SOUTH DAKOTA SOYBEAN PROCESSORS, LLC
Dated: February 11, 2026						/s/ Mark Hyde
Dated: February 13, 2026						/s/ Mark Hyde
						Mark Hyde, Chief Financial Officer

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