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): ~~January~~March 295, 2026


HIGHWATER ETHANOL, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota	333-137482	20-4798531
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

24500 US HWY 14, PO Box 96, Lamberton, MN, 56152

(Address of principal executive offices)

(507) 752-6160

(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 75.0107. Submission ~~Regulation~~of FDMatters ~~Disclosure~~to a Vote of Security Holders.

OnResults ~~January~~of ~~29,~~ 2026, ~~Highwater~~Annual ~~Ethanol,~~Members' LLC (the "Company") posted its January 2026 newsletter on the Company’s website and sent each member of the Company a copy of the newsletter via e-mail or regular mail. The newsletter is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Meeting

~~This~~ On ~~Report~~March on5, ~~Form 8-K is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure. The information furnished~~2026, ~~including~~Highwater ~~exhibits~~Ethanol, isLLC ~~not~~held ~~deemed~~its ~~“filed”~~2026 ~~for~~annual ~~purposes~~members' ofmeeting ~~Section 18~~to ofvote on the ~~Securities~~election ~~Exchange Act~~ of ~~1934,~~three asgovernors ~~amended,~~whose isterms ~~not~~were ~~subject~~scheduled to ~~the~~expire ~~liabilities of that section and is not deemed incorporated by reference~~ in ~~any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended~~2026.

~~Item~~Proposal: Election ~~9.01~~of ~~Financial~~Three ~~Statements and Exhibits~~Governors

( David Eis, William Garth and David Moldan were elected by a~~)None~~ plurality vote of the members to serve terms which will expire in 2029. The votes for the nominees were as follows:

(b)None.


Nominee Governors	For	Abstentions/Withheld
David Eis	1,812	6
William Garth	1,671	147
David Moldan	1,721	97

(c)None.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit No. Description

99.1 Highwater Ethanol, LLC January 2026 Newsletter.

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.

			HIGHWATER ETHANOL, LLC
Date: January 29, 2026			/s/ Lucas Schneider
Date: March 6, 2026			/s/ Brian Kletscher
			Lucas Schneider, Chief Financial Officer
			Brian Kletscher, Chief Executive Officer

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