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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 11-K

ANNUAL REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

(Mark One):
[X] Annual Report Pursuant To Section 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016

or

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant To Section 15(d) Of The Securities Exchange Act Of 1934 for the transition period from __________ to _____________

Commission file number 000-20557

A.
Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that of the issuer named below: The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan.

B.
Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address of its principal executive office: The Andersons, Inc., 1947 Briarfield Boulevard, Maumee, Ohio 43537.







Contents
 
 
 
 
Financial Statements:
 
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Schedule:
 
 
 
 
 




Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Retirement Benefits Committee
The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan
  
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2016. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2015, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

As discussed in Note 1 to the financial statements, the Plan adopted new accounting guidance related to the presentation of fair value of certain investments and disclosure investments. Prior year disclosures have been revised to reflect the retrospective application of adopting these changes in accounting.

As discussed in Note 9 of the financial statements, the Plan Sponsor had a reduction in workforce resulting in a partial plan termination during 2016 and 2017.
 
The supplemental information in the accompanying schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2016, has been subjected to audit procedures performed in conjunction with the audit of the Plan’s financial statements. The supplemental information is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not a required part of the financial statements but includes supplemental information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The supplemental information is the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our audit procedures included determining whether the supplemental information reconciles to the financial statements or the underlying accounting and other records, as applicable, and performing procedures to test the completeness and accuracy of the information presented in the supplemental information. In forming our opinion on the supplemental information in the accompanying schedule, we evaluated whether the supplemental information, including its form and content, is presented in conformity with the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. In our opinion, the supplemental information in the accompanying schedule is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the financial statements as a whole.
 
/s/ RSM US LLP

Columbus, Ohio
June 27, 2017


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Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
 
December 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Assets
Participant-directed investments:
 
 
 
Mutual funds:
 
 
 
Fidelity Spartan U.S. Bond Index Fund
$
19,025,255

 
$
19,454,370

Fidelity Spartan 500 Index Fund
42,155,800

 
41,106,919

Fidelity Money Market Trust, Retirement Government
11,328,564

 
9,656,240

Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund
12,537,256

 
13,972,538

Fidelity Contrafund
22,892,687

 
25,687,702

Harbor International Institutional Fund
1,964,992

 
2,541,044

Janus Enterprise Fund
14,344,036

 
13,886,921

Fidelity Freedom Funds
72,351,654

 
60,250,917

Dodge and Cox Stock Fund
17,430,178

 
13,473,576

First Eagle Overseas Fund
9,500,830

 
8,888,547

Invesco Developing Markets Fund
1,637,926

 
1,179,024

Litman Gregory Masters Fund
5,679,592

 
7,406,058

American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund
5,064,059

 
4,603,139

Vanguard Short-Term Investment Fund
5,644,785

 
5,435,052

RBC Small Cap Core I Fund
4,528,775

 
2,966,614

Common Stock of The Andersons, Inc.
15,843,911

 
11,890,920

Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts
975,152

 
705,099

 
 
 
 
Receivables:
 
 
 
Notes from Participants
4,284,872

 
4,510,592

Employer Supplemental Contribution
793,802

 
951,793

Other Employee and Employer Contributions (Note 7)

 
730,305

Due from Kay Dee / Nutra-Flo Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan (Note 8)

 
6,290,742

 
 
 
 
Net Assets Available for Benefits
$
267,984,126

 
$
255,588,112

See Notes to Financial Statements.



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Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits





 Year Ended December 31, 2016
Additions
 
Contributions:
 
Participants
$
9,697,301

Employer
7,599,443

Rollovers
728,277

Total Contributions
18,025,021

 
 
Investment Income:
 
Interest and Dividends
8,254,013

Net Appreciation in Fair Value of Investments
16,177,515

Total Investment Income
24,431,528

Interest Income on Notes Receivable from Participants
200,235

Total Additions
42,656,784

 
 
Deductions
 
Benefit Payments to Active and Terminated Participants
30,136,288

Administrative Fees
124,482

Total Deductions
30,260,770

 
 
Net Increase
12,396,014

 
 
Net Assets Available for Benefits - Beginning of year
255,588,112

 
 
Net Assets Available for Benefits - End of year
$
267,984,126

See Notes to Financial Statements.


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Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 2016 and 2015

Note 1 – Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
The accounting records of The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan (the “Plan”) are maintained on the accrual basis by The Andersons, Inc. (the “Plan Sponsor”, "Plan Administrator" or “Employer”). Plan assets are maintained by Fidelity Management Trust Company (the “Trustee”) and monitored by the Retirement Benefits Committee established by the Plan Sponsor.
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of net assets available for benefits and changes therein. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
Benefits are recorded when paid.
Investments are stated at fair value. Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The fair values of the Plan’s investments in mutual funds and self-directed brokerage accounts are based on net asset values on the last business day of the plan year. The fair value of the Plan’s investments in The Andersons, Inc. common stock is based on NASDAQ closing market price on the last business day of the plan year.
Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on an accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Net appreciation includes the Plan’s gains and losses on investments bought and sold as well as held during the year.
Investment securities are exposed to various risks, such as interest rate, market, and credit risk. It is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and such changes could materially affect participants’ account balances and the amounts reported in the statements of net assets available for benefits.
Participant contributions are recognized when the participant contributions are withheld from the employee’s earnings. Employer matching and employer transition contributions are recognized each pay period. Employer supplemental contributions are recognized when declared.
The Plan Administrator has evaluated subsequent events through the date and time the financial statements were issued.
Notes receivable from participants are measured at their unpaid principal balance plus any accrued but unpaid interest. Delinquent participant loans are reclassified as distributions based upon the terms of the Plan document.

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New Accounting Standards
In July 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU 2015-12, Plan Accounting. The purpose of this update is to simplify plan accounting, with specific amendments related to (I) contract measurement requirements, (II) elimination of disclosure requirements, and (III) reduction of complexities regarding employee benefit plan accounting. The impact of adopting these amendments is reflected in the financial statements as of December 31, 2016 and were retrospectively applied to December 31, 2015. Prior year disclosures have been revised to reflect the retrospective application.

Note 2 - Description of the Plan
The following description of the Plan is provided for general information. Participants should refer to the Plan document for a more complete description of the Plan’s provisions.
The Plan is a defined contribution plan that covers substantially all employees of The Andersons, Inc. The Plan provides for retirement, disability, and death benefits for participants who meet certain eligibility requirements, including attaining age 21. Full-time employees are eligible to begin deferring money into the Plan as soon as administratively practicable following their date of hire. Part-time employees are eligible to begin deferring money into the Plan upon meeting the 1,000 hours and 12-month service requirement. Employer matching contributions begin once the employee enters the Plan.
Participants are automatically enrolled in the Plan with an effective pre-tax deferral of 5 percent of compensation unless the participant affirmatively elects out of the automatic deferral feature or elects a different deferral rate. Employee contributions may be made by salary reduction up to 75 percent of annual compensation (in 1.0 percent increments) subject to the maximum annual contribution allowed by law. The Plan provides for a required minimum employer matching contribution of 100 percent of the first 3 percent of a participant’s deferred compensation plus 50 percent of the next 2 percent of a participant’s deferred compensation, subject to limitations in the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). The Plan was amended in 2013 to include an automatic deferral. As of February 25, 2013 new participants enrolled in the Plan will incur an automatic increase in their withholding amount of 1 percent per year, up to 6 percent withheld. The Plan was also amended on December 20, 2013 to provide participants the option to choose Roth deferrals and again on January 2, 2014 to provide participants the option to allocate their earnings into a self-directed brokerage account. The Plan was then amended on December 31, 2015 to waive the last day of the Plan Year employment and the 1,000 Hours of Service requirements for any Participant who incurs a Severance from Employment during the Plan Year and who, as of the date of Severance from Employment, has (i) attained age 60 and (ii) been credited with at least 15 Years of Service.
The Plan may accept rollover contributions from certain IRAs or from other qualified defined benefit or contribution plans of The Andersons, Inc. or participants’ former employers. In addition, the Plan Sponsor may make supplemental contributions to the Plan at its discretion.
The Plan includes an employer transition contribution that is intended to reduce the impact of the Company’s defined benefit pension plan freeze, which was effective July 1, 2010 for all of its non-retail line of business employees. Therefore, the employee must be a defined benefit plan participant under age 65 as of June 30, 2010 to be eligible for the transition contribution. The transition contribution is a per-pay contribution based on age and years of service in the defined benefit plan and it represents a minimum Plan contribution regardless of performance.

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A performance contribution is an annual employer supplemental contribution. All non-retail employees who are eligible to participate in the Plan, accumulate 1,000 hours during the year, and are active at the Plan’s year-end will be eligible to receive a performance contribution. The Company determines how much to contribute to each participant based on the Company’s performance, with the measure of performance being pre-tax income. The performance contribution will range from 0% to 5% of eligible compensation depending on the actual level of Company performance (a minimum of 20% of budgeted income must be achieved before a minimum performance contribution of 1% will be made).
If a participant is eligible to receive an employer transition contribution, the participant will receive the greater of the transition contribution or the performance contribution. That means if the discretionary employer supplemental performance contribution is greater than the transition contribution received during the year, the participant will receive the difference after the end of the Plan’s year when the employer supplemental performance contribution is paid. Employer supplemental performance contributions, in excess of employer transition contributions, were $793,802 for the year ended December 31, 2016.
Forfeited balances of terminated accounts are used to reduce future employer contributions. The balance of forfeited nonvested accounts was not material at December 31, 2016 and 2015.
Each participant directs Fidelity Management Trust Company to invest any or all of his or her account among various investment options, including an option to invest in the common stock of The Andersons, Inc. Participants may transfer account balances among the different funds on a daily basis.
Each participant’s account is credited with their contributions, the employer matching contributions, the employer transition contributions, and the employer supplemental contributions and an allocation of investment earnings. Allocations are based on the participant’s selected allocation percentages. Investment income is allocated to participant accounts by investment fund balance on a daily basis. This allocation is based upon the ratio of each participant’s weighted average fund balance to the total of all participants’ fund balances. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant’s vested account. No assets of any participant account may be used for the benefit of any other account or participant.
Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Plan Sponsor has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan and the trust at any time. In the event of termination of the Plan, participants become fully vested in their individual accounts.
A participant is entitled to a benefit representing his or her salary reduction contributions, the vested amount of employer contributions, and allocated income thereon (including realized and unrealized gains and losses). Upon termination of employment due to retirement, permanent disability, or death, a participant or his or her beneficiary is entitled to receive distribution of the vested account balance in a lump sum or in monthly installments.
Participants are immediately 100 percent vested in the participant, employer matching, and rollover contributions and any income or loss thereon. The transition and performance contributions ratably vest over a five-year period. The Plan was amended as of March 19, 2013 to include employees of an acquired entity or business into the Plan and recognize each individual's service for vesting purposes if such service would have been treated as service if it had been rendered at the Company.

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Withdrawals of employer and employee salary reduction contributions and related income thereon during the participant’s employment are prohibited unless the participant has attained age 59 ½ or the participant can show immediate and extreme financial hardship as determined by the Retirement Benefits Committee.
Additional information about the Plan Agreement and limitations on contributions is available from the human resources department of the Plan Sponsor or from designated individuals at the Company.
Participants may borrow up to 50 percent of their vested account balances. The minimum loan amount is $1,000 and the maximum is $50,000. Each participant may only have one loan outstanding and each loan bears interest at a fixed rate equal to the prime rate at the end of the quarter previous to initiation of the loan plus one percent. Loans must provide for at least quarterly repayments utilizing a level amortization schedule. Loan terms will not exceed five years unless the loan qualifies as a home loan in which the term will be established by the Plan Administrator at the time of the loan.
The Plan Sponsor pays substantially all costs of administering the Plan, including trustee fees. The Plan pays investment fees.

Note 3 - Fair Value Measurements
Generally accepted accounting principles provide a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. In general, fair values determined by Level 1 inputs use quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the Plan has the ability to access. Fair values determined by Level 2 inputs use other inputs that are observable, either directly or indirectly. These Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and other inputs such as interest rates and yield curves that are observable at commonly quoted intervals. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs, including inputs that are available in situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the related asset or liability. In instances where inputs used to measure fair value fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, fair value measurements in their entirety are categorized based on the lowest level input that is significant to the valuation. The Plan’s assessment of the significance of particular inputs to these fair value measurements requires judgment and considers factors specific to each asset or liability.
Disclosures concerning assets measured at fair value are presented below. The Plan has no liabilities measured at fair value.
The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan's assets at fair value as of December 31, 2016:
 
Quotes Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 

Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 




Total
Mutual funds
$
246,086,389

 
$

 
$

 
$
246,086,389

Common stock of The Andersons, Inc.
15,843,911

 

 

 
15,843,911

Self-directed brokerage accounts
975,152

 

 

 
975,152

 
$
262,905,452

 
$

 
$

 
$
262,905,452



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The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Plan's assets at fair value as of December 31, 2015:
 
Quotes Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets
(Level 1)
 

Significant Other Observable Inputs
(Level 2)
 

Significant Unobservable Inputs
(Level 3)
 




Total
Mutual funds
$
230,508,661

 
$

 
$

 
$
230,508,661

Common stock of The Andersons, Inc.
11,890,920

 

 

 
11,890,920

Self-directed brokerage accounts
705,099

 

 

 
705,099

 
$
243,104,680

 
$

 
$

 
$
243,104,680


The methods described above may produce a fair value calculation that may not be indicative of net realizable value or reflective of future fair values. Furthermore, while the Plan believes its valuation methods are appropriate and consistent with other market participants, the use of different methodologies or assumptions to determine the fair value of certain financial instruments could result in a different fair value measurement at the reporting date. There were no transfers between fair value levels for the year ended December 31, 2016.

Note 4 – Investments
The Plan’s investments at December 31, 2016 and 2015 are held by the Trustee. The Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) appreciated in fair value during the year ended December 31, 2016 by a total of $16,177,515.

Note 5 - Transactions with Parties-in-interest

Certain investments held by the Plan are invested in securities managed by Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc., an affiliate of the Trustee, as well as shares of the Company’s common stock. Fees paid by the Plan for administrative services provided by Fidelity Investments Institutional Operations Company, Inc. amounted to $124,482 for the year ended December 31, 2016. Certain employees of the Company provide administrative services for the Plan and are not reimbursed for their services from the Plan. Certain other administrative and legal expenses are paid by the Company on behalf of the Plan.

Note 6 - Income Tax Status
On March 31, 2014, the Plan Administrator received a favorable determination letter from the Internal Revenue Service relating to its tax exempt status under Section 401(a) of the IRC. The Plan is required to operate in conformity with the IRC and ERISA to maintain its tax-exempt status. The Plan Administrator is not aware of any course of action or events that have occurred that might adversely affect the Plan’s qualified status. The Plan has been amended since the determination letter was issued. Management believes that the amendments do not change the Plan's status for meeting the requirements for Section 401(a) of the IRC and that the trust is still exempt from taxation.
The Financial Accounting Standards Board issued guidance on accounting for uncertainty in income taxes. Management evaluated the Plan’s tax positions and concluded that the Plan had maintained its tax exempt status and had taken no uncertain tax positions that require adjustment to the financial statements. Therefore, no provision or liability for income taxes has been included in the financial statements. With

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few exceptions, the Plan is no longer subject to income tax examinations by the U.S. federal, state, or local tax authorities for years before 2013.

Note 7 - Other Employee and Employer Contributions
During December 2015, the Company submitted a funding request totaling $730,305 that was not remitted to the Plan until January 2016. This resulted in a contribution receivable on the Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2015. The contribution receivable consists of the following:
Contribution Receivable:
 
Participant
$
370,108

Employer
250,610

Rollover
102,640

Loan Interest
6,947

Total
$
730,305


There was no such contribution receivable as of December 31, 2016.

Note 8 - Plan Merger and Pending Transfer
Effective December 31, 2015, the Plan merged the Kay Dee / Nutra-Flo Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan as a result of the Company's acquisition of Kay Flo Industries, Inc. on May 16, 2015. Net assets of the Kay Dee / Nutra Flo Profit Sharing and 401(k) Plan were transferred on January 20, 2016. As such, the transferred assets totaling $6,290,742, were disclosed as a pending transfer receivable to the Net Assets Available for Benefits as of December 31, 2015.

Note 9 - Partial Plan Termination
During 2016, The Andersons, Inc. experienced downsizing of its operations that would not only affect participant terminations for the current fiscal year, but would also have a future impact on participants under the Plan. The total forfeiture amount related to distributions from the Plan resulting from this workforce reduction during the 2016 fiscal year was $36,665 in Plan Assets. This amount will be refunded to the affected participants in 2017.

In January 2017, the Company announced the decision to close all remaining retail operations in the first half of 2017. The Company will continue to monitor the Plan in order to verify that all participants are fully vested and treated appropriately as a result of the partial plan termination. The Company does not expect the related forfeiture impact to be significant since substantially all impacted participants were already fully vested in their accounts.

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10. Reconciliation of Financial Statements to Form 5500
The Form 5500 includes notes receivable from participants as investments.

A reconciliation of net assets available for benefits as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements:  
$
267,984,126

Differences in:
 
   Participant loans deemed as benefit payments per Form 5500
(77,430
)
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500 
$
267,906,696


A reconciliation of change in net assets available for benefits as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31, 2016
Change in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements:
$
12,396,014

Less: Participant loans deemed as benefit payments per Form 5500
(77,430
)
Changes in net assets available for benefits per Form 5500 
$
12,318,584



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Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
Form 5500, Schedule H, Item 4i
EIN 34-1562374, Plan No. 003
December 31, 2016
Identity of Issue, Borrower, Lessor, or Similar Party
Description of Investment
Shares Held or Rate of Interest
Cost
Fair Value
Participant-Directed Investments:
 
 
 
 
** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund - Mutual Fund
1,655,810 Shares
*
$
19,025,255

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity 500 Index Fund - Mutual Fund
538,045 Shares
*
42,155,800

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Money Market Trust, Retirement Government Money Market Portfolio - Mutual Fund
11,328,564 Shares
*
11,328,564

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund - Mutual Fund
253,637 Shares
*
12,537,256

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Contrafund - Mutual Fund
232,697 Shares
*
22,892,687

      Harbor
Harbor International Instl Fund - Mutual Fund
33,641 Shares
*
1,964,992

 Janus
Janus Enterprise Fund - Mutual Fund
150,262 Shares
*
14,344,036

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K Income
145,506 Shares
*
1,689,321

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2005
82,594 Shares
*
1,046,469

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2010
302,649 Shares
*
3,819,428

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2015
323,730 Shares
*
4,263,524

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2020
904,055 Shares
*
12,620,613

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2025
686,103 Shares
*
10,010,237

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2030
668,949 Shares
*
9,953,961

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2035
547,497 Shares
*
8,442,398

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2040
428,779 Shares
*
6,620,345

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2045
369,650 Shares
*
5,881,129

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2050
342,005 Shares
*
5,482,335

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2055
190,215 Shares
*
2,265,458

** Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Freedom K 2060
24,610 Shares
*
256,436

 Dodge and Cox
Dodge and Cox Stock Fund - Mutual Fund
94,575 Shares
*
17,430,178

      First Eagle
First Eagle Overseas Fund - Mutual Fund
415,791 Shares
*
9,500,830

 Invesco
Invesco Developing Markets Fund - Mutual Fund
56,500 Shares
*
1,637,926

 Litman Gregory
Litman Gregory Masters Fund - Mutual Fund
384,536 Shares
*
5,679,592

 American Beacon
American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund - Mutual Fund
183,281 Shares
*
5,064,059

Vanguard
Vanguard Short-Term Investment Fund - Mutual Fund
531,024 Shares
*
5,644,785

RBC
RBC Small Cap Core I - Mutual Fund
118,307 Shares
*
4,528,775

** The Andersons, Inc.
The Andersons, Inc. Common Stock
354,416 Shares
*
15,843,911

** BrokerageLink
Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts
-
*
975,152

** Participants
Participant Loans
4.25% to 9.25%
 
4,284,872

 
 
 
Total
$
267,190,324

* Cost information is not required under ERISA for participant directed investments
** Represents party-in-interest


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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange act of 1934, the Plan Administrator has duly caused this Annual Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan
(Name of Plan)

 
The Andersons, Inc.
 
(Registrant)
 
 
Date: June 27, 2017
/s/ Patrick E. Bowe
 
Patrick E. Bowe
 
Chief Executive Officer
 
(Principal Executive Officer)
 
 
Date: June 27, 2017
/s/ John Granato
 
John Granato
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 


















Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (No. 333-53137) on Form S-8 of The Andersons, Inc. of our report dated June 27, 2017, relating to the financial statements and supplemental schedule of The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan for the year ended December 31, 2016.

/s/ RSM US LLP

Columbus, Ohio
June 27, 2017