---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000823277-23-000059"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CHSCP"
cik: "0000823277"
company_name: "CHS INC"
filed_at: "2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-07T15:19:00.813489+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CHS elects new director Rossman, reelects six board members; bylaws amended on director regions and capital reserve

## Summary
- Anthony Rossman elected to Board, succeeding retiring Perry Meyer, representing Region 1 (Minnesota).
- Six incumbents re-elected to three-year terms: Blew, Cordes, Erickson, Jones, Schurr, Wagner.
- Board officers re-elected: Schurr (Chair), Kehl (Sec-Treas); Blew (1st Vice Chair), Cordes (2nd Vice Chair) elected.
- Bylaws amended: Region 1 directors reduced from 4 to 3; Region 7 increased from 1 to 2, effective immediately.
- Second amendment changes dividend treatment in patronage calculation; Board can add up to 35% of patronage income to capital reserve, effective Sept 1, 2024.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000823277-23-000059
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CHSCP
- cik: 0000823277
- company_name: CHS INC
- filed_at: 2023-12-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823277/000082327723000059/0000823277-23-000059-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823277/000082327723000059/chscp-20231208.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Perry Meyer retired as Director at CHS INC.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: Newly elected director Anthony Rossman succeeds former director Perry Meyer, who retired from the Board on December 8, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823277/000082327723000059/0000823277-23-000059-index.htm
- Executive change
  C.J. Blew was elected as First Vice Chairman of the Board at CHS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: First Vice Chairman of the Board
  source text: C.J. Blew was elected as First Vice Chairman of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823277/000082327723000059/0000823277-23-000059-index.htm
- Executive change
  Anthony Rossman was elected as Director at CHS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: Newly elected director Anthony Rossman succeeds former director Perry Meyer, who retired from the Board on December 8, 2023
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823277/000082327723000059/0000823277-23-000059-index.htm
- Executive change
  Scott Cordes was elected as Second Vice Chairman of the Board at CHS INC.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Second Vice Chairman of the Board
  source text: Scott Cordes was elected as Second Vice Chairman of the Board
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823277/000082327723000059/0000823277-23-000059-index.htm
- Governance Changes
  CHS INC: Amendments to bylaws: decrease Region 1 representative directors from four to three and increase Region 7 from one to two; deduct dividends from patronage net income; allow Board to add up to 35% additional patronage income to capital reserve.
  - Change: bylaw amendment
  source text: At the Annual Meeting, the members of CHS approved amendments (the “ Amendments ”) to CHS’s bylaws (the “ Bylaws ”) to: (1) decrease the number of representative directors in Region 1 from four to three directors and increase the number of representative directors in Region 7 from one to two directors; (2) provide that dividends paid by CHS, including dividends paid with respect to CHS preferred stock, will be deducted when calculating the net income or net loss of an allocation unit from patronage business; and (3) provide the Board with the authority to add an additional amount of patronage income not to exceed 35% to the capital reserve to provide additional reserves for the needs of CHS’s business.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/823277/000082327723000059/0000823277-23-000059-index.htm

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