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Andersons, Inc. Annual Report 2019

Jun 26, 2019

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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, 2018 .

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
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 1
Financial Statements:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits 2
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits 3
Notes to Financial Statements 4
Supplemental Schedule:
Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) 10

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Retirement Benefits Committee, Plan Administrator, and Plan Participants of

The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan

Opinion on the Financial Statements

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, 2018 and 2017, the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2018, and the related notes to the financial statements (collectively, the financial statements). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2018 and 2017, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinion

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Plan’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Plan in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Report on Supplemental Information

The supplemental information in the accompanying schedule of assets (held at end of year) as of December 31, 2018, 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

We have served as the Plan's auditor since 2009.

Cleveland, Ohio

June 26, 2019

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The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan

Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits

December 31, — 2018 2017
Assets
Participant-directed investments:
Mutual funds:
Fidelity Freedom Funds $ 72,141,745 $ 81,675,004
Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund Institutional - Mutual Fund 18,951,746
Fidelity U.S. Bond Index Fund - Mutual Fund 15,205,187
Fidelity 500 Index Fund Institutional - Mutual Fund 44,520,023
Fidelity 500 Index Fund - Mutual Fund 37,387,020
Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund - Mutual Fund 9,280,138 12,852,979
Fidelity Contrafund - Mutual Fund 21,928,042 24,537,717
Fidelity International Index Fund Institutional 8,911,939
Fidelity International Index Fund 6,073,012
Fidelity Money Market Government Portfolio 12,068,985 10,828,112
Janus Enterprise Fund - Mutual Fund 15,556,220 16,700,360
Dodge and Cox Stock Fund - Mutual Fund 12,286,676 14,761,574
T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund 2,572,631 3,793,252
First Eagle Overseas Fund - Mutual Fund 6,483,220 6,928,175
Invesco Developing Markets Fund - Mutual Fund 2,175,556 3,035,595
American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund - Mutual Fund 3,545,279 4,196,426
Vanguard Short-Term Investment Fund - Mutual Fund 4,470,506 4,550,498
RBC Small Cap Core I - Mutual Fund 1,945,708 3,299,396
Common Stock of The Andersons, Inc. 8,071,760 9,676,422
Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts 936,854 1,105,368
Cash 883,556 536,278
Receivables:
Notes from Participants 3,953,424 4,103,154
Employer Supplemental Contribution 2,251,808 1,060,714
Net Assets Available for Benefits $ 239,217,327 $ 276,024,732

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits

Year Ended December 31, 2018
Additions
Contributions:
Participants $ 8,589,892
Employer 6,897,314
Rollovers 2,105,100
Total Contributions 17,592,306
Investment Income (Loss):
Interest and Dividends 13,622,585
Net Depreciation in Fair Value of Investments (26,866,811 )
Total Investment Loss (13,244,226 )
Interest Income on Notes Receivable from Participants 195,074
Total Additions 4,543,154
Deductions
Benefit Payments to Active and Terminated Participants 41,234,385
Administrative Fees 116,174
Total Deductions 41,350,559
Net Decrease (36,807,405 )
Net Assets Available for Benefits - Beginning of year 276,024,732
Net Assets Available for Benefits - End of year $ 239,217,327

See Notes to Financial Statements.

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The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan

Notes to Financial Statements

December 31, 2018 and 2017

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 depreciation 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 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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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 pretax deferral of 5% 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% of annual compensation (in 1.0% increments) subject to the maximum annual contribution allowed by law. The Plan provides for a required minimum employer matching contribution of 100% of the first 3% of a participant’s deferred compensation plus 50% of the next 2% of a participant’s deferred compensation, subject to limitations in the Internal Revenue Code ("IRC"). As of February 25, 2013 new participants enrolled in the Plan will incur an automatic increase in their withholding amount of 1% per year, up to 6% 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 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. This contribution was discontinued in 2018 and, as such, was immaterial in the current year.

A performance contribution is an annual employer supplemental contribution. All 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 pretax 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

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employer supplemental performance contribution is paid. Employer supplemental performance contributions, in excess of employer transition contributions, were $ 2,251,808 for the year ended December 31, 2018 .

Forfeited balances of terminated accounts are used to reduce future employer contributions. The Plan was amended on July 20, 2017 to permit forfeitures to be used to offset Employer Contributions that are Qualified Nonelective Contributions (QNECs), Qualified Matching Contributions (QMACs), and contributions made pursuant to code §401(k)(12) (ADP Safe Harbor Contributions). Specifically, any Plan language stating or implying that QNEC, QMAC, or ADP Safe Harbor Contribution must be fully vested when made or when contributed is modified to provide that such contributions must be fully vested only at the time such contributions are allocated. The balance of forfeited nonvested accounts was not material at December 31, 2018 and 2017 .

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, 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% 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.

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.

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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, 2018 :

Quotes Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Total
Mutual funds $ 223,119,925 $ — $ — $ 223,119,925
Common stock of The Andersons, Inc. 8,071,760 8,071,760
Self-directed brokerage accounts 936,854 936,854
$ 232,128,539 $ — $ — $ 232,128,539

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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, 2017 :

Quotes Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) Total
Mutual funds $ 259,542,796 $ — $ — $ 259,542,796
Common stock of The Andersons, Inc. 9,676,422 9,676,422
Self-directed brokerage accounts 1,105,368 1,105,368
$ 270,324,586 $ — $ — $ 270,324,586

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, 2018 .

Note 4 – Investments

The Plan’s investments at December 31, 2018 and 2017 are held by the Trustee. The Plan’s investments (including investments bought, sold, and held during the year) depreciated in fair value during the year ended December 31, 2018 by a total of $26,866,811 .

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 $ 116,174 for the year ended December 31, 2018 . 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.

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles require plan management to evaluate tax positions taken by the Plan and recognize a tax liability if the Plan has taken an uncertain position that more likely than not would not be sustained upon examination. The Plan is subject to routine audits by taxing jurisdictions; however, there are currently no audits for any tax periods in progress.

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Note 7 - 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. Then in January 2017, the Company announced the decision to close all remaining retail operations in the first half of 2017. All forfeitures resulting from these workforce reductions were refunded to participants.

Note 8 - 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:

Net assets available for benefits per the financial statements: Year Ended December 31, 2018 — $ 239,217,327
Differences in:
Difference in outstanding distributions recorded in cash (883,556 )
Participant loans deemed as benefit payments per Form 5500 (59,066 )
Net assets available for benefits per Form 5500 $ 238,274,705

A reconciliation of change in net assets available for benefits as follows:

Change in net assets available for benefits per the financial statements: Year Ended December 31, 2018 — $ (36,807,405 )
Less: Difference in outstanding distributions recorded in cash (883,556 )
Less: Participant loans deemed as benefit payments per Form 5500 (59,066 )
Plus: Prior year distributions recorded in cash for exchange in net assets per Form 5500 536,278
Plus: Participant loans deemed as benefit payments per prior year Form 5500 114,657
Changes in net assets available for benefits per Form 5500 $ (37,099,092 )

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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, 2018

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 1,347,978 Shares * $ 15,205,187
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity 500 Index Fund - Mutual Fund 429,242 Shares * 37,387,020
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Low-Priced Stock Fund - Mutual Fund 214,124 Shares * 9,280,138
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Contrafund - Mutual Fund 1,991,648 Shares * 21,928,042
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity International Index 167,070 Shares * 6,073,012
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Money Market Government Portfolio 12,068,985 Shares * 12,068,985
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom Income K 145,048 Shares * 1,591,173
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2005 K 20,113 Shares * 232,905
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2010 K 269,639 Shares * 3,893,586
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2015 K 226,244 Shares * 2,674,201
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2020 K 741,575 Shares * 10,864,081
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2025 K 784,817 Shares * 9,990,725
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2030 K 668,249 Shares * 10,464,783
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2035 K 622,088 Shares * 8,074,703
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2040 K 849,123 Shares * 7,676,074
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2045 K 631,155 Shares * 6,469,340
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2050 K 613,297 Shares * 6,329,222
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2055 K 275,438 Shares * 3,233,646
** Fidelity Investments Fidelity Freedom 2060 K 61,414 Shares * 647,306
Janus Janus Enterprise Fund - Mutual Fund 140,806 Shares * 15,556,220
Dodge and Cox Dodge and Cox Stock Fund - Mutual Fund 71,099 Shares * 12,286,676
T. Rowe Price T. Rowe Price Overseas Stock Fund 276,925 Shares * 2,572,631
First Eagle First Eagle Overseas Fund - Mutual Fund 295,094 Shares * 6,483,220
Invesco Invesco Developing Markets Fund - Mutual Fund 72,591 Shares * 2,175,556
American Beacon American Beacon Small Cap Value Fund - Mutual Fund 176,734 Shares * 3,545,279
Vanguard Vanguard Short-Term Investment Fund - Mutual Fund 428,209 Shares * 4,470,506
RBC RBC Small Cap Core I - Mutual Fund 72,710 Shares * 1,945,708
** The Andersons, Inc. The Andersons, Inc. Common Stock 270,006 Shares * 8,071,760
** BrokerageLink Self-Directed Brokerage Accounts - * 936,854
** Participants Participant Loans 4.25% to 8.75% 3,953,424
Total $ 236,081,963
  • 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 26, 2019 /s/ Patrick E. Bowe
Patrick E. Bowe
Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Date: June 26, 2019 /s/ Brian A. Valentine
Brian A. Valentine
Senior Vice President and 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. 333-202442) on Form S‑8 of The Andersons, Inc. of our report dated June 26, 2019 , relating to our audit of the financial statements and supplemental schedule of The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of The Andersons, Inc. Retirement Savings Investment Plan for the year ended December 31, 2018.

/s/ RSM US LLP

Cleveland, Ohio

June 26, 2019