The 20212023 Annual Meeting of Members of our Company will be held on Friday, February 19, 2021,17, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Due toTime at the continuing public health impactCity of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, recommendations and orders from federal andTreynor Community Center, 11 West Main Street, Treynor, Iowa authorities and to support the health and well-being of our members, the annual meeting will be held in a virtual meeting format only. You will not be able to attend the annual meeting physically.51575.

Details of the business to be conducted at our 20212023 Annual Meeting of Members are provided in the attached Notice of Annual Meeting of Members and Proxy Statement.

A Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (which includes information about the proxy card, proxy statement, notice of annual meeting and our 20202022 annual report (the “Proxy Materials”)) will be mailed to our members on or about December 21, 2020,20, 2022, and the Proxy Materials have been posted on our website at www.sireethanol.comwww.sireethanol.com.. We urge all members to access the Proxy Materials, print the proxy card, fill it out and send it to us to ensure your vote is counted for the virtual 20212023 Annual Meeting of Members. We will also mail proxy cards to all members on or about December 31, 2020.January 3, 2023. You may vote up to 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on February 19, 202117, 2023 by delivering your proxy card to the Company’s principal office located at 10868 189th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503.

Our Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on December 21, 202019, 2022 as the record date for determining the members entitled to notice of and to vote at the 20212023 Annual Meeting and any adjournment or postponement thereof. Holders of our Series A Units are entitled to one vote for each unit held.

Your vote is very important and our Board of Directors desires that all members be virtually present or represented at the 20212023 Annual Meeting. Even if you plan to virtually attend the 20212023 Annual Meeting, please sign, date and return the proxy card located on our website at www.sireethanol.com, or included in the printed proxy materials mailed to you if you requested printed materials, at your earliest convenience so that your units may be voted. You may vote up to 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on February 19, 202117, 2023 by delivering your proxy card to the Company’s principal office located at 10868 189th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503. Even if you previously mailed your proxy card, you may revoke your proxy at any time prior to 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on February 19, 202117, 2023 by delivering a written revocation and/or a new proxy card to the Company each of which must be signed by the registered holder of record of the units voted.

This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC, an Iowa limited liability company (the “Company,” “SIRE,” “we,” or “us”), of proxies to be voted at the Annual Meeting of Members to be held on February 19, 2021,17, 2023, or any adjournment or postponement thereof (the “20212023 Annual Meeting”). Beginning on or about December 21, 2020,20, 2022, we made this Proxy Statement available to our members. A copy of our annual report to members on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 20202022 (“Fiscal 20202022”), which includes our financial statements for Fiscal 20202022 (the “Annual Report”) is also available to our members.

Under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s “notice and access” rules, we have elected to use the Internet as our primary means of furnishing proxy materials to our members. Consequently, most members will not receive paper copies of our proxy materials. We instead sent our members a Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials (the “Internet Availability Notice”) containing instructions on how to access this Proxy Statement and our Annual Report via the Internet. The Internet Availability Notice also included instructions on how to receive a paper copy of your proxy materials, if you so choose. If you received your annual meeting materials by mail, your proxy materials, including your proxy card, were enclosed. We believe that this process expedites members’ receipt of proxy materials, lowers the costs of our 20212023 Annual Meeting and helps to conserve natural resources.

This Proxy Statement, the Notice of the 20212023 Annual Meeting, proxy card and our Annual Report are available on our website at www.sireethanol.com under the “Investor Relations” tab and may also be requested by calling (877) 776-5999 or emailing proxies@sireethanol.com.

Our Board recommends that the holders of our Series A Units (the “Series A Members”) vote on each of the proposals as follows:

The record date for holders of units entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the 20212023 Annual Meeting is the close of business on December 21, 202019, 2022 (the “Record Date”). As of the Record Date, we had 8,975 Series A Units outstanding and entitled to vote at the 20212023 Annual Meeting.

With respect to voting on each of the proposals, members are entitled to one vote, for each unit, regardless of class or series, held in the member’s name at the close of business on the Record Date. By signing and returning the proxy card according to the instructions provided, you are enabling the individuals named on the proxy card, known as “proxies,” to vote your units at the 20212023 Annual Meeting in the manner you indicate. The proxies will vote your units in accordance with your instructions indicated on the proxy card you submit. If you submit a proxy card, but do not indicate your voting instructions, your units will be voted by the proxies as follows:

As to any other business as may properly come before the 20212023 Annual Meeting or any adjournment or postponement thereof, your units will be voted at the discretion of the proxies in a manner that they consider being in the best interests of the Company.

As noted above, by signing and returning the proxy card, you are enabling the individuals named on the proxy card, known as “proxies,” to vote your units at the 20212023 Annual Meeting in the manner you indicate.

A member who has submitted a proxy card may revoke the proxy prior to its exercise at the 20212023 Annual Meeting either by written notice of revocation to the Secretary of the Company or by providing a duly executed proxy card bearing a later date. Virtual attendanceAttendance at the 20212023 Annual Meeting will not revoke a proxy. However, if you previously mailed your proxy card, you may revoke your proxy at any time prior to 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on February 19, 202117, 2023 by delivering a new proxy card to the principal office of the Company. If you are the beneficial owner of your units and not the member of record, you will need to contact your brokerage firm, bank, fiduciary, trustee, custodian or other nominee to revoke any prior voting instructions.

The presence, in person or by proxy, of the holders of at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the units outstanding and entitled to vote at the 20212023 Annual Meeting is necessary to constitute a quorum. Because the proxy card states how the units will be voted in the absence of instructions by the member, executed proxy cards bearing no instructions by the member will be counted as present for quorum purposes and for the purpose of voting on each proposal presented at the 20212023 Annual Meeting.

Abstentions and proxies marked to “withhold authority” will be counted for purposes of determining (i) the presence or absence of a quorum for the transaction of business and (ii) the total number of units present by proxy at the 20212023 Annual Meeting with respect to each proposal.

Pursuant to Section 6.16 of our Fifth Amended and Restated Operating Agreement dated June 19, 2020 (the “Operating Agreement”), the affirmative vote of a majority of the voting interests represented, in person or by proxy, at a meeting and entitled to vote on the matter constitutes the act of the members unless a greater or lesser proportion or amount is required under our Operating Agreement. As a result, proxies which are marked to “abstain” or “withhold authority” will be counted for purposes of voting for each proposal and will count as a vote against each proposal.

We will announce the preliminary voting results at the conclusion of the 20212023 Annual Meeting. The final voting results will be tallied and published in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) within four business days following the 20212023 Annual Meeting.

The following table provides certain information as of December 18, 202020, 2022 with respect to the unit ownership of: (i) those persons or groups (as that term is used in Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)) who beneficially own more than 5%five percent (5%) of any series of units, (ii) each director of the Company, (iii) each Named Executive Officer of the Company (as defined in the “Summary Compensation Table” below) and (iv) all officers and directors of the Company as a group. The percentages in the table below are based on 8,975 Series A Units issued and outstanding as of December 18, 2020.20, 2022. Except as noted below, the persons listed below possess sole voting and investment power over their respective units. No family relationships exist among our directors and executive officers.

One Series A Director is to be elected at the 20212023 Annual Meeting to serve until the 20252027 Annual Meeting of Members or until his successor shall be elected and qualified.

The proxies named in the proxy card intend to vote FOR the election of the Series A Director nominee named below who will serve until the 20252027 Annual Meeting of Members or until his successor shall be elected and qualified, unless instructions otherwise are properly indicated by the Series A Member on the member’s proxy card. If the nominee shall become unavailable for any reason, the proxies named in the proxy card are expected to consult with our Board in voting the units represented by them at the 20212023 Annual Meeting. Our Board has no reason to doubt the availability of the nominee and no reason to believe the nominee will be unable or unwilling to serve the entire term for which election is sought.

The name of the Series A Director nominee, along with certain information concerning such nominee is set forth below under the section entitled “Series A Director Nominee to Serve Until 20252027.”

The Series A Director nominee to be elected at the 20212023 Annual Meeting to serve a four-year term is Michael K. Guttau, age 76. Mr. Karol D. King, age 73. Mr. KingGuttau is a Series A Director and has been a director and Chairman of our Board since 2006.2007. Mr. KingGuttau is also currently a member of our Board’s Audit Committee, Corporate Governance/CompensationNominating Committee and NominatingRisk Management Committee and services as Chair of our Board’s Audit Committee.

Mr. KingGuttau has over 50more than 30 years of experience in the agricultural industry.as a rural banker. He has beenheld various positions with Treynor State Bank, where he currently serves as Chairman of the ownerBoard. Mr. Guttau serves as a director of the Iowa Bankers Association where he served as Chairman from 2014 to 2015. Mr. Guttau also serves as a director of the Iowa Bankers Mortgage Corporation, Iowa Student Loan Liquidity Corp., Iowa Business Development Finance Corp. and operatorIowa Seed Capital Liquidation Corp. Mr. Guttau previously served as a board member of a corn, popcornnumber of banking organizations, including the Council of Federal Home Loan Banks in Washington, D.C., where he served as Chairman from 2008 to 2009, the Iowa Division of Banking, where he served as Superintendent of Banking from 1995 to 1999, and soybean farming operation since 1967. Mr. Kingthe Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines where he has served as theChairman from 2008 to 2012 and Vice Chairman from 2004 to 2007. He has also served as President of King Agri Sales, Inc., a marketerthe Southwest Iowa Bank Administration Institute and he served as the Chairman of chemicals, fertilizer and equipment, since 1995 and the President of Kelly Lane Trucking, LLC since 2007. Mr. King attended Iowa State University and has served on the Harrison County Farm Bureau Board, the Iowa Corn Growers Board, the Iowa Corn Promotion Board, the US Feed Grains Council Board, the National Gasohol Commission, and the National Corn Growers Association Board.ABA Community Bankers from 1991 to 1992.

Mr. KingGuttau meets the “independent director” standards applicable to companies listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (though our units are not listed on any exchange or quotation system). Mr. KingGuttau does not serve as a director of any other company having a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, or subject to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act, nor does he serve as a director of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”). Mr. King’sGuttau’s address is 10868 189^th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503.

Additional information regarding our Board and our Series A Directors is set forth below under the section entitled “Board of Directors and Corporate Governance.”

Series A Members may not vote for more than the one Series A Director nominee above. To be elected a Series A Director, the nominee must receive the favorable vote of the majority of Series A Units entitled to vote and represented in person or by proxy at the 20212023 Annual Meeting. Because the affirmative vote of a majority of units entitled to vote on the matter and represented in person or by proxy is required to approve Proposal 1, proxies marked to “withhold authority” will have the legal effect of a vote against this proposal.

As required by Section 14A of the Exchange Act, we are providing our members with the opportunity to approve, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of our Named Executive Officers (as defined in “Summary Compensation Table” below) as disclosed in this Proxy Statement in accordance with the compensation disclosure rules of the SEC.

As described more fully in the “Executive Compensation” section of this Proxy Statement, our compensation policies are designed to align our executives' compensation with both our business objectives and the interests of our members. We also seek to provide compensation policies that attract, motivate and retain key executives who are critical to our success. A significant portion of the compensation we provide to our executives is directly related to our financial performance and member value.

We urge our members to read the “Executive Compensation” section of this Proxy Statement for a more thorough discussion of our compensation philosophy, including the design and objectives of our elements of compensation. We also recommend that our members review the application of our compensation philosophy and the elements of compensation provided to each Named Executive Officer as reflected in the discussion and tables included in the “Executive Compensation” section of this Proxy Statement.

We believe that our compensation policies and procedures are reasonable based on the size and complexity of our Company and its operations, that our executive compensation policies are designed appropriately to incentivize the achievement of financial goals that have benefited our Company and that such policies and procedures are functioning as intended to produce long-term value for our members. Accordingly, we are asking our members to approve the overall application of our compensation policies to our Named Executive Officers through this advisory vote. The vote on this resolution is not intended to address any specific element of compensation, but rather the overall compensation of our Named Executive Officers and the policies and procedures described in this Proxy Statement.

For the reasons stated above, our Board recommends that members vote FOR the following advisory resolution at our 20212023 Annual Meeting:

As this is an advisory vote, the outcome of the vote is not binding on us with respect to future executive compensation decisions, including those relating to our Named Executive Officers, or otherwise. However, the Corporate Governance / Compensation Committee and our Board value the input of the Company’s members and therefore expect to take into account the outcome of this member advisory vote when considering future executive compensation decisions.

The affirmative vote of a majority of the units represented at the 20212023 Annual Meeting in person or by proxy and entitled to vote on the matter is required for the approval of the proposal. Because a majority of units entitled to vote on the matter and represented in person or by proxy is required to approve Proposal 2, abstentions will have the legal effect of a vote against this proposal.

We are managed by a Chief Executive Officer who is separate from our Chairman of the Board. During Fiscal 2020,2022, Karol D. King served as our Chairman of the Board and Michael D. Jerke served as our Chief Executive Officer.

We have determined that the current separation of the two roles allows our Chief Executive Officer to manage our day-to-day operations while allowing our Chairman to focus on leading our Board in its duty to act in the best interest of the Company and its members. We believe this leadership structure allows our Board to best focus on its oversight role and provide us a perspective that is independent from that of our management. Our Operating Agreement provides that our Board will appoint someone other than the Chairman of the Board as our President; however, our Board reserves the right to determine the appropriate leadership structure from time to time.

Although management is responsible for the day-to-day management of risks to the Company, our Board provides broad oversight of the Company’s risk management programs. In this oversight role, our Board is responsible for satisfying itself that the risk management processes designed and implemented by the Company’s management are functioning and that the systems and processes in place will bring to its attention the material risks facing the Company in order for our Board to effectively oversee the management of these risks. A fundamental part of risk management is not only understanding the risks a company faces and what steps management is taking to manage those risks, but also understanding what level of risk is appropriate for the Company. The involvement of our full Board in the risk oversight process allows our Board to assess management’s appetite for risk and also to determine what constitutes an appropriate level of risk for the Company. Our Board regularly includes agenda items at its meetings relating to its risk oversight role and meets with various members of management on a range of topics, including corporate governance and regulatory obligations, operations and significant transactions, business continuity planning, succession planning, risk management, insurance, network security and cybersecurity threats, pending and threatened litigation and significant commercial disputes.

While our Board provides broad oversight of the Company’s risk management processes, various committees of the Board oversee risk management in their respective areas and regularly report on their activities to our entire Board. Principally, the Risk Management Committee assists our Board in identifying and quantifying methods of mitigating or eliminating risk, primarily those relating to commodity prices. In addition, the Audit Committee focuses on assessing and mitigating financial risk, including internal controls, and receives an annual risk assessment report from the Company’s independent auditors. The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee also strives to create compensation incentives that encourage a level of risk-taking behavior consistent with the Company’s business strategy.

We believe the division of risk management responsibilities described above is an effective approach for addressing the risks facing the Company and that our Board leadership structure provides appropriate checks and balances against undue risk taking.

Our Operating Agreement provides that the number of directors serving on our Board shall not be less than five (5) nor more than seven (7) with the exact number within such range to be determined and established from time to time by a majority vote of the Directors. The number of directors serving on our Board is currently fixed at five (5) directors. In accordance with our Operating Agreement, our Series A Directors are nominated by our Board, following consideration and recommendation by our Board’s Nominating Committee, and then elected by our Series A Members.

The table below discusses the experiences, qualifications and skills of each of our directors which led to the conclusion that they should serve as directors of the Company.

The Company adopted a Code of Ethics that applies to its directors, executive officers and employees (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller and senior financial officers) effective January 16, 2009 and amended by our Board on October 19, 2012. The Code of Ethics is available in the “Investor Relations” section of our website at www.sireethanol.com. We will disclose amendments to, or waivers of, certain provisions of our Code of Ethics relating to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, controller or persons performing similar functions on our website promptly following the adoption of any such amendment or waiver.

Our Board has standing Audit, Nominating, Corporate Governance/Compensation and Risk Management Committees.

We have a separately-designated standing Audit Committee established in accordance with Section 3(a)(58)(A) of the Exchange Act, which operates under a written charter (the “Audit Committee Charter”). A copy of the Audit Committee Charter is available on our website at www.sireethanol.com in the “Investor Relations” section. The current members of the Audit Committee are Michael K. Guttau (Chair), Theodore V. Bauer, and Karol D. King and Kevin J. Ross each of whom served on the committee for all of Fiscal 2020.2022. All of the members of the Audit Committee meet the “independent director” standards applicable to companies listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (though our units are not listed on any exchange or quotation system). Our Board has determined that Mr. Guttau is an “audit committee financial expert” as that term is defined in Item 401(h) of Regulation S-K under the Exchange Act.

Among other things, the Audit Committee has the authority to appoint and supervise our independent registered public accounting firm and is primarily responsible for approving the services performed by our independent registered public accounting firm and for reviewing and evaluating our accounting principles and system of internal accounting controls.

The Nominating Committee operates under a written charter (the “Nominating Committee Charter”), which is available on our website at www.sireethanol.com in the “Investor Relations” section. The Nominating Committee Charter provides that the Nominating Committee will (i) identify individuals qualified to become Board members for election by our Series A Members, (ii) recommend to our Board persons to fill Board vacancies or to stand for election by members, (iii) recommend to our Board nominees for each Board committee, including a financial expert to serve on the Audit Committee and (iv) oversee all aspects of the transfer of units including compliance with the Company’s Unit Transfer Policy.

The current members of the Nominating Committee are Kevin J. Ross (Chair), Theodore V. Bauer, (Chair),Jill Euken, Michael K. Guttau and Karol D. King and Jill Euken. Duringeach of whom served on the committee for all of Fiscal 2020,2022. Mr. Bauer served as Chair of the Nominating Committee until February 18, 2022 when Mr. Ross was appointed as Chair. All of the members of the Nominating Committee were Messrs. Houser (Chair), Bauer, Guttau, King and Ms. Euken. Ms. Euken was appointed to serve on the Nominating Committee on December 19, 2019 and Mr. Houser resigned as a director effective December 3, 2020. All of the directors that served on the Nominating Committee during Fiscal 2020 and that are currently serving on the Nominating Committee met or meet the “independent director” standards applicable to companies listed on the NASDAQ Capital Market (though our units are not listed on any exchange or quotation system).

The Nominating Committee believes that having directors with relevant experience in business and industry, government, finance and other areas is beneficial to our Board as a whole. Directors with such backgrounds provide a useful perspective on significant risks and competitive advantages and an understanding of the challenges the Company faces. The Nominating Committee does not assign specific weights to particular criteria and no particular criterion is necessarily applicable to all directors or prospective nominees.

With respect to nominating existing directors, the Nominating Committee reviews relevant information available to it, including the latest Board evaluations for such persons, if any, and assesses their continued ability and willingness to serve as a director. The Nominating Committee also assesses such persons’ contributions in light of the mix of skills and experience the Nominating Committee deems appropriate for our Board. With respect to nominations of new directors, the Nominating Committee will conduct a thorough search to identify candidates based upon criteria the Nominating Committee deems appropriate and considering the mix of skills and experience necessary to complement existing Board members. Prospective nominees are not discriminated against on the basis of age, gender, race, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other basis proscribed by law. The Nominating Committee then reviews selected candidates and makes a recommendation to our Board. The Nominating Committee may seek input from other Board members or senior management in identifying candidates.

The Nominating Committee Charter provides that the Nominating Committee will consider director candidates recommended by members the same way it evaluates other individuals for nomination as a new director, provided that member nominations for directors must be made in accordance with our Operating Agreement (see the section below entitled “Member Proposals for the 20222024 Annual Meeting – Series A Director Nominations”).

We do not provide our directors with any equity or equity option awards, nor any non-equity incentive payments or deferred compensation. Similarly, we do not provide our directors with any other perquisites, “gross-ups,” defined contribution plans, consulting fees, life insurance premium payments or otherwise. Our director compensation policy (the “Director Compensation Policy”) was originally recommend by our Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee and approved by our Board on March 18, 2011 and amended July 17, 2015 and January 1, 2019. The current Director Compensation Policy provides that each director receive an annual retainer of $12,000 and $4,000 per quarterly Board meeting attended (whether in person or by telephone) and that the following additional amounts be paid to directors for specified services: (i) the Chairman of the Board is paid $13,000 per year, (ii) the ChairmanChair of the Audit Committee and audit committee financial expert is paid $5,000 per year, (iii) the Chairmen of all other committees are paid $2,500 per year, and (iv) the Secretary of the Board is paid $2,500 per year.

Mr. Bauer serves as Secretary of the Board and he also serves as Treasurer of the Company. Mr. Bauer is not separately compensated for his role as Treasurer of the Company, other than the compensation he receives for his roles on our Board.

The table below lists all of our current executive officers and one key employee, our plant manager.officers. The address for all of the individuals identified below is 10868 189^th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503. There are no arrangements or understandings between any of the Company’s executive officers and any other persons pursuant to which he or she was selected as an executive officer. No family relationships exist among our directors and executive officers.

Pursuant to the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee Charter, the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee approves the compensation terms for our executive officers and all adjustments to the compensation terms. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010 (“Fiscal 2010”), the

Additionally, during Fiscal 2010, the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee met with the Consultant to develop a company-wide compensation philosophy based on comparable market data and the establishment of a management evaluation process. Our compensation philosophy provides that the compensation of our senior executives is designed to achieve the following objectives: (i) align the interests of the executive officers and our unit holders; (ii) attract, retain and motivate high caliber executive officers; and (iii) pay for performance by linking a significant amount of executive compensation to individual contribution to selected metrics of our business plan. The following are the main elements of compensation for our executive officers:

On September 24, 2018, we entered into a letter agreement with Michael D. Jerke which summarizes the basic terms of his employment with the Company (the “CEO Employment Agreement”). Pursuant to the CEO Employment Agreement, Mr. Jerke’s term of employment as our President, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager began on October 22, 2018. Either the Company or Mr. Jerke may terminate the employment relationship at any time for any reason.

The following table provides all compensation paid to or earned by our Named Executive Officers in Fiscal 20202022 and Fiscal 2019.2021. The executive officers included in this “Summary Compensation Table” are collectively referred to as our “Named Executive Officers”.

The following table provides information concerning outstanding Equity Participation Units grants pursuant to the Plan held by our Named Executive Officers as of September 30, 2020.2022.

The Audit Committee has reviewed and discussed the audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 20202022 with management and discussed other matters related to the audit with the independent auditor. Management represented to the Audit Committee that our financial statements were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The Audit Committee met with the independent auditor, with and without management present, and discussed with the independent auditor matters required to be discussed by the Public Accounting Standards Board (“PCAOB”) Auditing Standard No. 16 (Communication with Audit Committees), as may be amended, modified or supplemented. Additionally, the Audit Committee received the written disclosures and the letter from the independent auditor required to be delivered to it under the applicable requirements of the PCAOB regarding communications concerning independence and discussed with management and the independent auditor the independence of the independent auditor from management and the Company and considered whether the independent auditor maintained its independence during the year ended September 30, 2020.2022.

Based upon the Audit Committee’s discussions with management and the independent auditor, and the Audit Committee’s review of representations of management and the report of the independent auditor to the Audit Committee, the Audit Committee recommended that our Board include the audited financial statements in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2020.2022.

Under the rules of the SEC, including Rule 14a-8 of the Exchange Act, any member proposal to be considered by the Company for inclusion in the proxy materials for the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Members, which we presently plan to hold in February 2022,2023, must be received by the Secretary of the Company, 10868 189th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503, no later than one-hundred and twenty (120) days prior to the date we mailed the proxy materials for the preceding year’s annual meeting. Accordingly, members must submit proposals related to the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Members to the Company by August 23, 2021.24, 2023. Proposals submitted later than August 23, 202124, 2023 will be considered untimely and will not be included in the Company’s proxy statement for the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Members.

In addition, all proposals will need to comply with Rule 14a-8 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, which lists the requirements for inclusion of member proposals in company-sponsored proxy materials. The Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee will review proposals submitted by members for inclusion at our next annual meeting of members and will make recommendations to our Board on an appropriate response to such proposals.

Pursuant to Rule 14a-4(c) under the Exchange Act, if the Company does not receive advance notice of a member proposal to be brought before its next annual meeting of members in accordance with the requirements of its Operating Agreement or other governing documents, the proxies solicited by the Company may confer discretionary voting authority to vote proxies on the member proposal without any discussion of the matter in the proxy statement.

Section 6.11 of our Operating Agreement provides that written notice of a member proposal that a member intends to present at the next annual meeting, but does not intend to have included in the proxy statement and form of proxy related to such meeting, must be delivered to, or mailed and received at, the principal executive offices of the Company not less than ninety (90) calendar days nor greater than one hundred twenty (120) calendar days prior to the first anniversary of the date of the immediately preceding year’s annual meeting of members.

Members must therefore submit notice of any member proposals for the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Members to the Company between October 22, 202120, 2023 and November 21, 2021.19, 2023. Any member proposals during this advance notice window which comply with the requirements of the Operating Agreement, including Section 6.11, shall constitute business that may properly be brought before the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Members.

As to each matter the member proposes to bring before the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Members, the member’s notice must set forth: (i) a brief description of the business desired to be brought before the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Members and the reasons for conducting such business at such annual meeting, (ii) the name and address, as they appear on the Company’s books, of the member proposing such business and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (iii) the class and number of units of the Company which are owned beneficially and of record by the member and the beneficial owner, if any, on whose behalf the proposal is made, (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings among such member and any other person(s) (including their names) in connection with the proposal of such business by such member and any material interest of such member in such business, (v) whether either such member or beneficial owner intends to deliver a proxy statement and form of proxy to holders of at least the percentage of units of the Company entitled to vote and required to approve the proposal, and (vi) a representation that such member intends to appear in person or by proxy at the annual meeting to bring such business before the annual meeting. Our Operating Agreement also provides that the presiding officer at an annual meeting shall, if the facts warrant, determine and declare to the meeting that business was not properly brought before the annual meeting and, if he should so determine, such business shall not be transacted.

A copy of our Operating Agreement will be furnished to members without charge upon written request to the Secretary of the Company.

In addition, in the event a member wishes to propose any other matter for consideration at a meeting of the members, under our Operating Agreement, members representing an aggregate of not less than thirty percent (30%) of all of the units may demand that our Board call a special meeting of members.

Pursuant to Section 5.3(b) of our Operating Agreement, Series A Members entitled to vote in the election of directors generally may nominate one or more persons for election as directors at a meeting only if the member complies with the advance notice provisions and other requirements set forth in Section 5.3(b) of our Operating Agreement.

Section 5.3(b) of our Operating Agreement provides that Series A Members must notify the Secretary of the Company of Series A director nominees in writing not less than one hundred twenty (120) days prior to the one-year anniversary of the date on which we first mailed our proxy materials for the prior year’s annual meeting. Accordingly, Series A Members must submit written notice to the Company of nominations for Series A Directors for the 20222024 Annual Meeting of Members by August 23, 2021.24, 2023.

Each notice shall set forth: (i) the name and address of the member who intends to make the nomination; (ii) a representation that the member is a holder of record of Series A Units entitled to vote at such meeting and intends to appear in person or by proxy at the meeting to nominate the person specified in the notice; (iii) the name, age, address and principal occupation/employment of each nominee; (iv) a description of all arrangements or understandings between the member and each nominee and any other person(s) pursuant to which such nominations are to be made; (v) such other information regarding each nominee as would be required to be included in a proxy statement filed pursuant to the proxy rules of the SEC; (vi) the consent of each nominee to serve as a Series A Director if so elected; and (vii) a nominating petition signed and dated by the holders of at least five percent (5%) of the then outstanding Series A Units and clearly setting forth the proposed nominee as a candidate for the Series A Director’s seat to be filled. The Company may require any proposed nominee to furnish such other information as may reasonably be required by the Company to determine the eligibility of such proposed nominee to serve as a Series A Director.

A copy of our Operating Agreement will be furnished to members without charge upon written request to the Secretary of the Company.

Any member wishing to communicate with any of our directors regarding matters related to the Company may provide correspondence to the respective director in care of the Secretary, Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC, 10868 189^th Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503. The ChairmanChair of the Corporate Governance/Compensation Committee will review and determine the appropriate response to questions from the members, including whether to forward communications to individual directors. Our directors review and approve the member communication process periodically to ensure effective communication with members.

Our Board knows of no other business to be presented for action at the 20212023 Annual Meeting. If any matters do come before the 20212023 Annual Meeting on which action can properly be taken, it is intended that the proxies shall vote in accordance with the judgment of the person(s) exercising the authority conferred by the proxy at the 20212023 Annual Meeting.

Our financial statements and related financial information required to be provided to members in connection with this Proxy Statement are contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for Fiscal 2020,2022, which was filed with the SEC on December 11, 20209, 2022 (the “20202022 Form 10-K”). The 20202022 Form 10-K which constitutes our 20202022 Annual Report is available on our website at www.sireethanol.com in the “Investor Relations” section, but the 20202022 Form 10-K is not deemed a part of the proxy soliciting materials. Members may request paper copies of the 20202022 Form 10-K, this Proxy Statement and the proxy card by sending an e-mail to the Company at proxies@sireethanol.com, calling (877) 776-5999, or by downloading a copy at www.sireethanol.com. Such requests must set forth a good faith representation that the requesting party was either a holder of record or a beneficial owner of units of the Company on December 21, 2020.19, 2022. Members may make a request for all future meetings or only for the 20212023 Annual Meeting. A copy of the 20202022 Form 10-K and any exhibits thereto will be mailed to members free of charge upon request to Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC, 10868 189^th Street, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51503, or by calling (877) 776-5999.