8-K

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 15, 2016

ADVANCED BIOENERGY, LLC

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

	Delaware
	(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-52421		20-2281511
(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8000 Norman Center Drive Suite 610 Bloomington, MN		55437
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

763-226-2701

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

As reported in Item 8.01, attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report is a letter dated January 11, 2016 that Advanced BioEnergy, LLC. (the “Company” or “ABE”) sent to its unitholder members beginning on January 15, 2016 (“January 2016 Unitholder Letter”). This letter contains information about the Company’s expected calendar 2015 taxable income, which the Company estimates to be approximately $0.03 per unit.

Item 8.01 Other Events

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report is the January 2016 Unitholder Letter, which includes information about the Company’s recent performance, tax reporting and expected timing of delivery of 2015 Schedules K-1, as well as information about the Company’s recent refinancing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

The following Exhibit is attached:

Exhibit 99.1 Advanced BioEnergy, LLC. Systems, Inc. January 2016 Letter to Unitholder Members

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SIGNATURE

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.

ADVANCED BIOENERGY, LLC
By:	/s/ Richard R. Peterson
	Richard R. Peterson
	President, Chief Executive Officer and
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: January 21, 2016.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

January 11, 2016

Dear ABE Unit Holder:

We are pleased to announce the refinancing of our long-term debt. On December 29, 2015, we refinanced $30.0 million of long-term debt at ABE South Dakota with AgCountry. Over the past two fiscal years we paid off more than $41.0 million in debt, which left us well-positioned to refinance the remaining balance prior to the March 2016 term date of our prior debt package. The new debt is divided into a term loan of $20.0 million and a revolving term loan of $10.0 million. The term loan amortizes over 5 years with quarterly principal payments of $1.0 million. The five-year revolving term loan does not amortize; any amount outstanding is due at the expiration of its term. Please refer to our 10K, filed on January 5, 2016 with the SEC, for additional details regarding the refinancing and fiscal 2015 financial results. The 10K is also available on our website at www.advancedbioenergy.com.

We will be mailing our FY 2015 Annual Report and Proxy Statement during the first week of February. Although we generated positive margins during fiscal 2015, margins have declined sharply from a record-setting fiscal 2014. Today’s margin environment is challenging with industry-wide ethanol stocks on the rise due to record production. We expect margins to remain under pressure during the first calendar quarter of 2016, with improvement expected as we approach the spring and the summer driving season.

Calendar Year 2015 Tax Information/Estimate:

As a reminder, our financial reporting year ends September 30^th, however, our tax year ends December 31^st. Consistent with prior tax years, we are targeting the last week of February for K1’s to be mailed to unit holders. From time to time, we get calls asking for an estimate of taxable income per unit. To assist unit holders, we are providing an estimate of $0.03 per unit taxable income for the 2015 tax year. This is not a final number and is subject to change as our tax accountants prepare this year’s tax return.

Annual Meeting 2016

Our 2016 Annual Meeting will be held at the Dakota Event Center in Aberdeen, South Dakota on March 15, 2016 at 9:00 AM CST. Additional information will be included with the Proxy and Annual Report mailing in early February. Please contact us at 763-226-2701 if you have not received this packet by February 12, 2016. As always, please be sure to complete and return the proxy card included in the mailing – your vote is important!

We appreciate your continued support as we work toward improving our business and increasing value for our unit holders.

Sincerely,

/s/ Richard R. Peterson

Richard R. Peterson, CEO