Filing Details

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UNITED STATES

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

75972a301

(CUSIP Number)

Christopher D. Towle Towle & Co. 1610 Des Peres Road, Suite 250, St. Louis, MO 63131

(314) 822-0204

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

December 31, 2017

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

1	NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
	I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
	Towle & Co. 43-1238562
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	(a)☐
	(b)☒
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
	Missouri
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH		5	SOLE VOTING POWER
			1,787,393
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER
			0
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
			1,787,393
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
			0
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
	1,787,393
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
	4.60%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
	IA

 

 

Item 1.

 

(a)

Name of Issuer

Renewable Energy Group, Inc.

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices

416 S. Bell Ave.

P.O. Box 888

Ames, IA  50010

 

Item 2.

 

(a)

Name of Person Filing

Towle & Co.

(b)

Address of the Principal Office or, if none, residence

1610 Des Peres Road, Suite 250

St. Louis, MO 63131

(c)

Citizenship

Missouri Corporation

(d)

Title of Class of Securities

Common Stock

(e)

CUSIP Number

75972a301

 

Item 3.

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

 

 

CUSIP No. 75972a301

13G

Page 4 of 5 Pages

 

Item 4.

Ownership.

 

Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

 

(a)

Amount beneficially owned: 1,787,393

(b)

Percent of class:  4.60%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote  1,787,393

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote  0

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of  1,787,393

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 0

 

Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right to acquire an underlying security see §240.13d-3(d)(1).

 

Item 5.

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

 

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☒.

 

Instruction. Dissolution of a group requires a response to this item.

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 6.

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 7.

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company.

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 8.

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

 

Not applicable

 

Item 9.

Notice of Dissolution of Group.

 

Not Applicable

 

Item 10.

Certification.

 

By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

 

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

 

 

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