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): December 31, 2009
HOMELAND ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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| Iowa | | 000-53202 | | 20-3919356 |
| (State or other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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2779 Highway 24, Lawler, Iowa
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:(563) 238-5555
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| (Former name or former address if changed since last report.) |
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On December 31, 2009, Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC (“Homeland”) announced that on December 17, 2009, Jeffrey S. Grober was appointed by the Board of Directors as the Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of Homeland, to be effective on January 1, 2010. Mr. Grober’s appointment coincided with the resignation of Christine A. Marchand as the Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer of the Company, also to be effective on January 1, 2010. With the appointment of Mr. Grober and the resignation of Ms. Marchand, the position of Chief Financial Officer is no longer a shared position with Golden Grain Energy, LLC (“Golden Grain”) under the Management Services Agreement between Homeland and Golden Grain dated December 15, 2008. As such, Mr. Grober’s position is exclusively with Homeland.
For the past six months, Mr. Grober, age 47, was the Plant Manager/CFO of a Kellogg Company plant located in Seelyville, Indiana. Prior to his employment with Kellogg Company, Mr. Grober worked for Brownie Products Co./Indybake Products, LLC in Seelyville, Indiana, from 1995 – 2009, where he most recently was the CFO for both companies for 11 years. Brownie/Indybake Products were multi-million dollar food manufacturing companies and were acquired by Kellogg Company in 2008.
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.
HOMELAND ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC
Date: December 31, 2009
/s/ Walter W. Wendland
Walter W. Wendland
President/Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
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