Form 8-K HIGHWATER ETHANOL LLC For: May 29
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): May 29, 2026
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(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 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May 29, 2026, Highwater Ethanol, LLC (the "Company") and a North Dakota banking corporation (the "Buyer") entered into a Tax Credit Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") and closed on the sale of $14,307,388 worth of 2025 tax credits associated with U.S. federal clean fuel production incentives under Section 45Z of the Internal Revenue Code with respect to the Company's ethanol plant. The Agreement requires the Company to comply with certain conditions as set forth in the Agreement including confirmation of tax eligibility and compliance requirements and delivery of a bound tax credit insurance policy. In addition, the Buyer has a right of first refusal through January 31, 2027, on up to $14,000,000 per year of 2026-2029 45Z tax credits on the same terms as set forth in the Agreement. The Agreement may be terminated by mutual consent or by the non-defaulting party upon breach of the Agreement. The Agreement includes certain customary representations, warranties, covenants, and confidentiality provisions.
The foregoing summary of the Agreement does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and qualified in its entirety, by reference to the document filed as an exhibit hereto.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(a)None.
(b)None.
(c)None.
(d)Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Tax Credit Purchase Agreement dated May 29, 2026. **
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).
**Confidential Information Redacted
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: June 4, 2026 | /s/ Brian Kletscher | ||||
| Brian Kletscher, Chief Executive Officer | |||||
ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION SCHEMA DOCUMENT
XBRL TAXONOMY EXTENSION LABEL LINKBASE DOCUMENT
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