On June 11, 2018, Milton McKeown, the alternate at-large governor appointed to Heron Lake BioEnergy, LLC’s (the "Company") board of governors, passed away. Mr. McKeown McKeown was an original member of its founding Board of Governors, serving as an at-large governor until July 2013, when he was appointed as an alternate at-large governor. Effective July 19, 2018, Jeremy Janssen was appointed as the Company’s Alternate At-Large Governor to fill the vacancy left by Mr. McKeown’s death. Mr. Janssen was appointed to his seat by the elected at-large governors pursuant to Section 5.3(m) of the Company’s operating agreement. Since May 2011, Mr. Janssen has been employed by United Prairie Bank, serving as the Market President for its Windom and Mountain Lake, Minnesota branches since December 2014 and prior to that employed as its Vice President of business banking. Before joining United Prairie Bank, Mr. Janssen was employed for 10 years with Commercial Bank of Minnesota in Heron Lake, Minnesota. He is also the owner of Minnesota Investment Properties, LLC.