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) August 4, 2017 (August 4, 2017)

LINCOLNWAY ENERGY, LLC

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

IOWA	000-51764	20-1118105
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

59511 W. Lincoln Highway, Nevada, Iowa	50201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(515) 232-1010

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(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:

☐ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On August 4, 2017, Lincolnway Energy, LLC (the “Company”) distributed and posted to its website (www.lincolnwayenergy.com) a newsletter to its members. A copy of the newsletter is attached hereto at Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference into this Item 7.01.

The foregoing information (including the exhibits hereto) is being furnished under “Item 7.01- Regulation FD Disclosure.” Such information (including the exhibits hereto) shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

The filing of this report and the furnishing of this information pursuant to Item 7.01 does not mean that such information is material or that disclosure of such information is required.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Newsletter from Lincolnway Energy, LLC distributed on August 4, 2017

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.

	LINCOLNWAY ENERGY, LLC
Date: August 4, 2017	By:	/s/ Eric Hakmiller
		Eric Hakmiller
		President and Chief Executive Officer

Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Newsletter from Lincolnway Energy, LLC, as released on August 4, 2017