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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): July 8, 2019

Shepherd’s Finance, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission File Number: 333-224557

Delaware		36-4608739
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

13241 Bartram Park Blvd., Suite 2401, Jacksonville, Florida 32258

(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(302) 752-2688

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class		Trading Symbol(s)		Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
None		None		None

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.12b-2).

Emerging growth company [X]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [X]

Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 8, 2019, Mark Lamensdorf gave notice to Shepherd’s Finance, LLC (the “Registrant”) that he was resigning as the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer effective as of July 8, 2019. On July 9, 2019, the Registrant’s board of managers appointed Catherine Loftin to serve as the Registrant’s Acting Chief Financial Officer effective as of July 9, 2019. Ms. Loftin served as the Registrant’s Chief Financial Officer from January 2018 to May 2019, and has continued to serve as an employee of the Registrant since May 2019.

Signature(s)

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.

	Shepherd’s Finance, LLC

Date: July 12, 2019	By:	/s/ Daniel M. Wallach
		Daniel M. Wallach
		Chief Executive Officer and Manager