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    <div><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">UNITED STATES</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Washington, D.C. 20549</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">FORM </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:DocumentType" id="ct-nonNumeric-4" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">8-K</span></ix:nonNumeric></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">CURRENT REPORT</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Securities Exchange Act of 1934</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; 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font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 239.25pt; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 239.25pt; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:DocumentPeriodEndDate" id="ct-nonNumeric-3" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019" format="ixt:datemonthdayyearen"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; 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color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Iowa</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; 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font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">1811 Aksarben Drive</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">, </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressCityOrTown" id="ct-nonNumeric-6" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Omaha</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">, </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityAddressStateOrProvince" id="ct-nonNumeric-8" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019" format="ixt-sec:stateprovnameen"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; 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margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">(Address of principal executive offices)</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 239.25pt; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">(Zip code)</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">(</span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:CityAreaCode" id="ct-nonNumeric-2" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">402</span></ix:nonNumeric><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">) </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:LocalPhoneNumber" id="ct-nonNumeric-15" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); 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font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><div style="text-align:center; padding-left: 0"><table dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0.001pt"><tr style="height: 0.01in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 39.4%; border-style: none; padding: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; 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margin: 0 0 2.2pt; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Title of each class</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20.2%; border-style: none; padding: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0 0 2.2pt; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Trading Symbol</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40.4%; border-style: none; padding: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0 0 2.2pt; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Name of each exchange on which registered</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 39.4%; border-style: none; padding: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:Security12bTitle" id="ct-nonNumeric-18" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 20.2%; border-style: none; padding: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0 0 2.2pt; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:TradingSymbol" id="ct-nonNumeric-21" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">GPRE</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 40.4%; border-style: none; padding: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0 0 2.2pt; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:SecurityExchangeName" id="ct-nonNumeric-19" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019" format="ixt-sec:exchnameen"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC</span></ix:nonNumeric></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">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:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline-block; text-indent: 0; width: 0.25in"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:WrittenCommunications" id="ct-nonNumeric-22" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline-block; text-indent: 0; width: 0.25in"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:SolicitingMaterial" id="ct-nonNumeric-20" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline-block; text-indent: 0; width: 0.25in"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:PreCommencementTenderOffer" id="ct-nonNumeric-17" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; display: inline-block; text-indent: 0; width: 0.25in"><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:PreCommencementIssuerTenderOffer" id="ct-nonNumeric-16" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 6pt 0 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#167;240.12b-2 of this chapter).  Emerging growth company </span><ix:nonNumeric name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" id="ct-nonNumeric-10" contextRef="Duration_9_6_2019_To_9_6_2019" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">&#9744;</span></ix:nonNumeric></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0 0 12pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">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. </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Segoe UI Symbol; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">&#9744;</span></p></div>
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    <div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 22pt; margin: 0 0 8.85pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Item 1.01.   </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 29, 30); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Formation of Joint Venture and Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">On September 9, 2019, Green Plains Inc. (&#8220;Green Plains&#8221; or the &#8220;company&#8221;), TGAM Agribusiness Fund Holdings-B LP (&#8220;TGAM&#8221;) and StepStone Atlantic Fund, L.P. (&#8220;StepStone&#8221;) announced the formation of a joint venture. Such parties entered into the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement (&#8220;LLC Agreement&#8221;) of Green Plains Cattle Company LLC (&#8220;GPCC&#8221;) on September 6, 2019, effective as of September 1, 2019. GPCC was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Plains. Green Plains also entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (as further described below) with TGAM and StepStone, whereby TGAM and StepStone purchased an aggregate of 50% of the membership interests of GPCC from Green Plains for approximately $77.2 million in cash, plus post-closing adjustments (the &#8220;Transaction&#8221;). </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Under the LLC Agreement, Green Plains has certain rights and obligations, including but not limited to, the right or obligation: (i) to designate two Managers to the Board of Managers of GPCC (the &#8220;Board&#8221;), or in the event the size of the Board is increased, the number of Managers equal to two-fifths of the Board, rounded up, and (ii) to fund additional capital contributions in accordance with their percentage interest upon mutual agreement by Green Plains, TGAM and StepStone. Additionally, TGAM and StepStone both have the right or obligation to designate one Manager, or in the event the size of the Board is increased, the number of Managers equal to one-fifths of the Board, rounded up. Each Manager serving on the Board shall have one vote and </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">a majority of the Managers serving on the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the Board.</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> Green Plains&#8217; allocation under the LLC Agreement will be subject to certain adjustments. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement among the parties, GPCC will manage the day-to-day operations of the cattle feed yards while Green Plains will provide certain administrative services.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Securities Purchase Agreement</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">As indicated above, on September 6, 2019, GPCC, TGAM and StepStone entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the &#8220;Purchase Agreement&#8221;) with Green Plains. The Transaction closed simultaneously with the signing with an effective date of September 1, 2019.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span id="Black_Diamond_JV_LLC_Agreement" style="text-decoration: none"></span><span id="Item_8.01_Other_Events." style="text-decoration: none"></span><span id="Item_1.01._Entry_into_a_Material_Definit" style="text-decoration: none"></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of GPCC and Green Plains. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Promissory Note</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Funding for the Transaction was backed by a Promissory Note between Green Plains and StepStone, in the amount of $10.0 million issued September 1, 2019, signed September 6, 2019 and to be settled in cash by September 20, 2019.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Amended and Restated Credit Agreement</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span id="S167896795" style="text-decoration: none"></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">On August 28, 2019, GPCC entered into an amended and restated senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility with a group of lenders led by Bank of the West and ING Capital LLC, which was effective upon the signing of the LLC Agreement and Purchase Agreement. The amended and restated agreement includes revisions to certain covenants including the calculations of tangible net worth, restricted payments and excess cash reserves. The prior credit facility defined a change in control as Green Plains owning less than 100% of GPCC, which has been revised to Green Plains owning less than 35% of GPCC.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Copies of the LLC Agreement, Purchase Agreement, Promissory Note and Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary of the material terms of these agreements does not purport to be a complete description thereof and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the agreements.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0 0 5pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></div>
    <div><div><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap"> </span></p></div><hr style="margin:18pt 0pt; ct-page-break: true; page-break-after: always;" /><div><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; white-space: pre-wrap"> </span></p></div></div>
    <div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0 0 5pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Item 2.01.   Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">The information set forth above in Item 1.01 under &#8220;</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Securities Purchase Agreement</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">&#8221; is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0 0 5pt; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Item 2.03.   </span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(33, 29, 30); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Upon completion of the Transaction, Green Plains will recognize its proportionate share of earnings in GPCC using the equity method of accounting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">The company accounts for investments in which the company exercises significant influence using equity method accounting so long as the company (i) does not control the investee and (ii) is not the primary beneficiary of the entity. The company will recognize these investments on a separate line item in the consolidated balance sheet and will recognize its proportionate share of earnings on a separate line item in the consolidated statement of operations. The company does not consolidate any part of the assets or liabilities or operating results of its equity method investees.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">The information included or incorporated by reference in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">On September 9, 2019, the company issued a press release announcing the Transaction and the creation of the joint venture by</span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> and among Green Plains, GPCC, TGAM and StepStone, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.  </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements required by this Item 9.01(b) will be filed within the time required by Form 8-K.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">(d)  Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><div style="text-align:center; "><table dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 100%; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0.001pt"><tr style="height: 0.01in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18.3%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 81.7%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.09in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18.3%; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><p dir="ltr" style="margin: 0 0 0.001pt 0.1in; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Exhibit No.</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 81.7%; border-style: none none solid; padding: 0; border-bottom-width: 1pt; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Description of Exhibit</span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.09in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18.3%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 81.7%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.09in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18.3%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">2.1</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 81.7%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><a href="gpre-20190909xex2_1.htm"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2019, by and among Green Plains Inc., Green Plains Cattle Company LLC, TGAM Agribusiness Fund Holdings-B LP, and StepStone Atlantic Fund, L.P. (Certain schedules to the Securities Purchase Agreement have been omitted. The company will furnish such schedules to the SEC upon request.)</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 4pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 4pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.09in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18.3%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">10.1</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 81.7%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><a href="gpre-20190909xex10_1.htm"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Green Plains Cattle Company LLC, dated September 6, 2019 (Certain schedules to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement have been omitted. The company will furnish such schedules to the SEC upon request.)</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 4pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 4pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.09in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18.3%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">10.2</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 81.7%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><a href="gpre-20190909xex10_2.htm"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Promissory Note between Green Plains Inc. and StepStone Atlantic Fund, L.P., dated September 6, 2019</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 4pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 4pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.09in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18.3%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">10.3</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 81.7%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><a href="gpre-20190909xex10_3.htm"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2019, by and among Green Plains Cattle Company LLC, Bank of the West and ING Capital LLC, as Joint Administrative Agents, and the lenders party to the Credit Agreement (Certain schedules to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement have been omitted. The company will furnish such schedules to the SEC upon request.)</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 4pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 4pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.09in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18.3%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">99.1</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 81.7%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><a href="gpre-20190909xex99_1.htm"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 255); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Press Release dated September 9, 2019</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 4pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 4pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr style="height: 0.09in"><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 18.3%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">104</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 81.7%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt 0.75in; text-indent: -0.75in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Cover Page formatted in Inline Extensible Business Reporting Language (iXBRL)</span></p></td></tr></table></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></div>
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    <div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: -0.23in; text-align: center; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span id="OLE_LINK2" style="text-decoration: none"></span><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">SIGNATURES</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">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.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="text-indent: 0.25in; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><div style="text-align:left; "><table dir="ltr" style="border-collapse: collapse; border: none; width: 100%; margin-left: 0; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 0.001pt"><tr style="height: 0.01in"><td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 55%; border-style: none; padding: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 1pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 45%; border-style: none; padding: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 1pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 1pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 55%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 45%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align: middle; width: 55%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0">Date: September 9, 2019</span></p></td><td style="vertical-align: top; width: 45%; border: none; padding-top: 0; padding-bottom: 0"><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0">Green Plains Inc.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, &quot;serif&quot;; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 108%; margin: 0 0 0.001pt"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap; font-size: 10pt; 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gpre-20190906x8k
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)
September 6, 2019
GREEN PLAINS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Iowa
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-32924
84-1652107
(Commission file number)
(IRS employer identification no.)
1811 Aksarben Drive
,
Omaha
,
Nebraska
68106
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(
402
)
884-8700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
GPRE
The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).  Emerging growth company
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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.
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Item 1.01.
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
Formation of Joint Venture and Second Amended and Restated LLC Agreement
On September 9, 2019, Green Plains Inc. ("Green Plains" or the "company"), TGAM Agribusiness Fund Holdings-B LP ("TGAM") and StepStone Atlantic Fund, L.P. ("StepStone") announced the formation of a joint venture. Such parties entered into the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement ("LLC Agreement") of Green Plains Cattle Company LLC ("GPCC") on September 6, 2019, effective as of September 1, 2019. GPCC was previously a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Plains. Green Plains also entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (as further described below) with TGAM and StepStone, whereby TGAM and StepStone purchased an aggregate of 50% of the membership interests of GPCC from Green Plains for approximately $77.2 million in cash, plus post-closing adjustments (the "Transaction").
Under the LLC Agreement, Green Plains has certain rights and obligations, including but not limited to, the right or obligation: (i) to designate two Managers to the Board of Managers of GPCC (the "Board"), or in the event the size of the Board is increased, the number of Managers equal to two-fifths of the Board, rounded up, and (ii) to fund additional capital contributions in accordance with their percentage interest upon mutual agreement by Green Plains, TGAM and StepStone. Additionally, TGAM and StepStone both have the right or obligation to designate one Manager, or in the event the size of the Board is increased, the number of Managers equal to one-fifths of the Board, rounded up. Each Manager serving on the Board shall have one vote and
a majority of the Managers serving on the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the Board.
Green Plains' allocation under the LLC Agreement will be subject to certain adjustments.
Pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement among the parties, GPCC will manage the day-to-day operations of the cattle feed yards while Green Plains will provide certain administrative services.
Securities Purchase Agreement
As indicated above, on September 6, 2019, GPCC, TGAM and StepStone entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement") with Green Plains. The Transaction closed simultaneously with the signing with an effective date of September 1, 2019.
The Purchase Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants of GPCC and Green Plains.
Promissory Note
Funding for the Transaction was backed by a Promissory Note between Green Plains and StepStone, in the amount of $10.0 million issued September 1, 2019, signed September 6, 2019 and to be settled in cash by September 20, 2019.
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement
On August 28, 2019, GPCC entered into an amended and restated senior secured asset-based revolving credit facility with a group of lenders led by Bank of the West and ING Capital LLC, which was effective upon the signing of the LLC Agreement and Purchase Agreement. The amended and restated agreement includes revisions to certain covenants including the calculations of tangible net worth, restricted payments and excess cash reserves. The prior credit facility defined a change in control as Green Plains owning less than 100% of GPCC, which has been revised to Green Plains owning less than 35% of GPCC.
Copies of the LLC Agreement, Purchase Agreement, Promissory Note and Amended and Restated Credit Agreement are filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing summary of the material terms of these agreements does not purport to be a complete description thereof and is qualified in its entirety by the full text of the agreements.
Item 2.01.   Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.
The information set forth above in Item 1.01 under "
Securities Purchase Agreement
" is incorporated into this Item 2.01 by reference.
Item 2.03.
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation Under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
Upon completion of the Transaction, Green Plains will recognize its proportionate share of earnings in GPCC using the equity method of accounting.
The company accounts for investments in which the company exercises significant influence using equity method accounting so long as the company (i) does not control the investee and (ii) is not the primary beneficiary of the entity. The company will recognize these investments on a separate line item in the consolidated balance sheet and will recognize its proportionate share of earnings on a separate line item in the consolidated statement of operations. The company does not consolidate any part of the assets or liabilities or operating results of its equity method investees.
The information included or incorporated by reference in Item 1.01 of this Current Report is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7.01.   Regulation FD Disclosure.
On September 9, 2019, the company issued a press release announcing the Transaction and the creation of the joint venture by
and among Green Plains, GPCC, TGAM and StepStone, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated financial statements required by this Item 9.01(b) will be filed within the time required by Form 8-K.
(d)  Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
2.1
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 6, 2019, by and among Green Plains Inc., Green Plains Cattle Company LLC, TGAM Agribusiness Fund Holdings-B LP, and StepStone Atlantic Fund, L.P. (Certain schedules to the Securities Purchase Agreement have been omitted. The company will furnish such schedules to the SEC upon request.)
10.1
Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Green Plains Cattle Company LLC, dated September 6, 2019 (Certain schedules to the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement have been omitted. The company will furnish such schedules to the SEC upon request.)
10.2
Promissory Note between Green Plains Inc. and StepStone Atlantic Fund, L.P., dated September 6, 2019
10.3
Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of August 28, 2019, by and among Green Plains Cattle Company LLC, Bank of the West and ING Capital LLC, as Joint Administrative Agents, and the lenders party to the Credit Agreement (Certain schedules to the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement have been omitted. The company will furnish such schedules to the SEC upon request.)
99.1
Press Release dated September 9, 2019
104
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SIGNATURES
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.
Date: September 9, 2019
Green Plains Inc.
By:
/s/ G. Patrich Simpkins Jr.
G. Patrich Simpkins Jr.
‎
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)