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): ~~July~~August 2321, 2024

CARDINAL ETHANOL, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Indiana	000-53036	20-2327916
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1554 N. County Road 600 E., Union City, IN 47390

(Address of principal executive offices)

(765) 964-3137

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


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Item 18.01 ~~Entry~~Other ~~into a Material Definitive Agreement~~Events

On ~~July~~August 2320, 2024, ~~Cardinal~~the ~~Ethanol,~~board ~~LLC,~~of ~~and~~directors ~~its~~of ~~wholly owned subsidiary,~~ Cardinal ~~Colwich~~Ethanol, LLC, ~~executed an amendment of the Second Amended and Restated Construction Loan Agreement dated January 31, 2024, with First National Bank of Omaha~~ (the ~~"Second Amendment"~~“Company”)~~. The~~ ~~Second~~declared ~~Amendment~~a iscash ~~effective~~distribution ~~May 1, 2024. The purpose~~ of ~~the~~$200 ~~Second~~per ~~Amendment~~membership isunit to ~~modify~~ the ~~definition~~holders of ~~"Permitted~~units ~~Debt"~~of torecord ~~include~~at anthe ~~intercompany~~close ~~loan~~of ~~for~~business upon toAugust $20,~~000,000~~ ~~from~~2024 ~~Cardinal~~for ~~Ethanol,~~a ~~LLC~~total todistribution ~~Cardinal~~of ~~Colwich~~$2, ~~LLC~~921,200. The soCompany ~~long~~expects asto ~~such~~pay ~~loan, and any lien securing~~ the ~~loan,~~distribution ~~are subordinate to the financing extended~~ by ~~First~~September ~~National~~13, ~~Bank of Omaha~~2024.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)None.

(b)None.

(c)None.

(d)Exhibits.

Description

99.1						Second Amendment of Second Amended and Restated Construction Loan Agreement with Cardinal Ethanol, LLC and Cardinal Colwich, LLC dated effective May 1, 2024
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

			CARDINAL ETHANOL, LLC
Date: July 25, 2024			/s/ William Dartt
Date: August 21, 2024			/s/ William Dartt
			William Dartt, Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial Officer)

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