CHS Inc. (Form: 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):   August 16, 2005

CHS Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Minnesota 0-50150 41-0251095
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
5500 Cenex Drive, Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota   55077
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   651-355-6000

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

CF Industries, Inc., of which we formerly owned approximately 20%, has completed a business reorganization. As a result of the reorganization, we own 2,150,396 shares of common stock of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. ("CF Holdings") which was formed to be the holding company for the operations of CF Industries, Inc. This ownership represents 3.9% of the outstanding common stock of CF Holdings. We also received approximately $140 million in cash as part of the reorganization, which will be used for general corporate purposes. CF Holdings closed today on a public offering of 41,250,000 shares of common stock at a price of $16.00 per share. The underwriters of the offering also exercised their over-allotment option for an additional 6,187,500 shares. There are 55,000,000 total shares of outstanding common stock of CF Holdings, including the shares included in the public offering and the shares received by prior owners of CF Industries, Inc.





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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.

         
    CHS Inc.
          
August 16, 2005   By:   /s/ John Schmitz
       
        Name: John Schmitz
        Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer