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): January 20, 2010
WESTERN IOWA ENERGY, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Iowa | 000-51965 | 41-2143913 | ||
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 1220 S. Center Street P.O. Box 399 Wall Lake, Iowa | 51466 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(712) 664-2173
| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Item 8.01 Other Events
In connection with and furtherance of Western Iowa Energy, LLC’s (“WIE”) proposed consolidation transaction with Renewable Energy Group, Inc. (“REG”), REG Newco, Inc. (“REG Newco”) has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-161187), as amended, that includes a definitive joint proxy statement of REG, WIE, Central Iowa Energy, LLC and Blackhawk Biofuels, LLC and which also constitutes a final prospectus for REG Newco. The joint proxy statement/prospectus was declared effective by the SEC on January 19, 2010 and was filed with the SEC under Rule 424(b)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 on January 20, 2010.
Additional Information About the Proposed Consolidation Transaction and Where to Find It:
REG Newco, Inc. has filed with the SEC a Registration Statement onForm S-4 containing a Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus regarding the proposed consolidation transaction. The definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of REG and unitholders of WIE.
INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS OF WIE ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS (INCLUDING ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO) AS WELL AS OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED BY REG NEWCO AND WIE WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY AND IN THEIR ENTIRETY WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT WIE, REG NEWCO AND THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.
Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus and other documents filed by WIE or REG Newco with the SEC at the SEC’s website atwww.sec.gov.
Participants in Solicitation:
REG Newco, REG, WIE, and their respective directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the proposed transaction. Information regarding REG Newco’s directors and executive officers is available in the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed with the SEC on January 20, 2010, and information regarding WIE’s directors and executive officers is available in its annual report on Form 10-K which was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2009. Other information regarding the participants in the proxy solicitation and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the definitive Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus filed by REG Newco with the SEC and which will be delivered to WIE’s security holders.
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.
WESTERN IOWA ENERGY, LLC
January 25, 2010
/s/ William J. Horan
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