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): July 12, 2007

BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

001-33530 (Commission File Number)	20-5952523 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1801 Broadway, Suite 1060 Denver, CO (Address of Principal Executive Offices)	80202 (Zip Code)

(303) 592-8110
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Not Applicable
(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:

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On July 12, 2007, BioFuel Energy Corp. issued a press release announcing that the underwriters of its recently completed initial public offering had exercised their full over-allotment option, purchasing 787,500 additional shares of common stock. The shares were purchased at the $10.50 per share offering price, resulting in $7.7 million of additional proceeds to the company. A copy of this press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Press release dated July 12, 2007

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.

	BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP.
Date: July 13, 2007	By:	/s/ Scott H. Pearce
		Name:	Scott H. Pearce
		Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Press release dated July 12, 2007

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

NEWS RELEASE

BIOFUEL ENERGY RETIRES $30.0 MILLION OF DEBT

DENVER, COLORADO – July 12, 2007 – BIOFUEL ENERGY CORP. (NASDAQ:BIOF) announced today that the underwriters of its recently completed initial public offering had exercised their full over-allotment option, purchasing 787,500 additional shares of common stock. The shares were purchased at the $10.50 per share offering price, resulting in $7.7 million of additional proceeds to the Company. With the over-allotment, a total of 10,287,500 new shares were sold by the Company. Of these shares, 6,037,500 were sold to the public and 4,250,000 were sold simultaneously to the Company’s three largest pre-existing shareholders. Outstanding shares now total 33.3 million. Net proceeds from the offerings approximated $100.3 million. Earlier this week, the Company retired $30.0 million of its subordinated debt with offering proceeds, leaving $20.0 million of subordinated debt outstanding.

BioFuel Energy is a development stage company currently engaged in constructing two 115 million gallons per year ethanol plants in the Midwestern corn belt. The Company’s goal is to become a leading ethanol producer in the United States by acquiring, developing, owning and operating ethanol production facilities.

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Contact:	David J. Kornder	For more information:
	Executive Vice President &	www.bfenergy.com
	Chief Financial Officer
	(303) 592-8110
	dkornder@bfenergy.com

1801 Broadway, Suite 1060• Denver, CO • 303.592.8110 • www.bfenergy.com