UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K/A
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 5, 2012
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| 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) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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| | 2779 Highway 24, Lawler, Iowa | 52154 |
| | (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
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| (563) 238-5555 |
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) |
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Homeland Energy Solutions, LLC held its 2012 annual members meeting on Thursday, April 5, 2012, for the purpose of electing three directors to our board of directors, providing an advisory Say-on-Pay vote and providing an advisory vote on the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote. Votes were solicited in person and by proxy.
Proposal One: Director Election
We had five nominees for three director positions. Maurice Hyde, Christine Marchand and Barney Retterath were re-elected for three year terms until our 2015 annual meeting. The voting results for the director election were as follows:
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| Nominee | | Votes For | | Votes Withheld/Abstain |
| Jerry Calease | | 22,577 |
| | 2,037 |
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| Maurice Hyde | | 55,726 |
| | 382 |
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| Christine Marchand | | 57,558 |
| | 372 |
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| Barney Retterath | | 40,300 |
| | 335 |
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| Martin Scharfenberg | | 2,067 |
| | 2,382 |
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Proposal Two: Say-on-Pay
We conducted an advisory vote where our members could either endorse or not endorse our system of compensating our executive officers called a "Say-on-Pay" vote. Our members voted to endorse our system of compensating our executive officers. The voting results for the Say-on-Pay vote were as follows:
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| Votes For | | Votes Against | | Votes Withheld/Abstain |
| 51,640 |
| | 5,833 |
| | 2,850 |
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Proposal Three: Frequency of Say-on-Pay
We conducted an advisory vote on how frequently our members would like to provide the advisory Say-on-Pay vote. The alternatives were for every year, every other year or every third year. Our members approved the every year option. The voting results for the frequency of the Say-on-Pay vote were as follows:
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| Every Year | | Every Other Year | | Every Three Years | | Abstain |
| 38,234 |
| | 5,723 |
| | 13,033 |
| | 3,333 |
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Board Decision on Frequency of Say-on-Pay
On June 20, 2012, our Board of Directors took the "Say-on-Pay" member vote under advisement and decided to hold the Say-on-Pay vote every three years. Therefore, we anticipate that we will next present the Say-on-Pay vote to our members at our 2015 Annual Member Meeting.
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.
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| | HOMELAND ENERGY SOLUTIONS, LLC |
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| Date: June 21, 2012 | /s/ David A. Finke |
| | David A. Finke |
| | Treasurer/Chief Financial Officer |
| | (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
