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			Form 8-K DRAFT 051215
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						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">May </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">12, 2015</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">001-32924</font></p>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">450 Regency Parkway</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">, Ste. </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">4</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;font-size:10pt;">00, Omaha, Nebraska</font></p>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">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:</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">&#x2610;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;">&#x2610;</font><font style="display: inline;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">The Company</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">held its 2015</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the &#x201C;Annual Meeting&#x201D;) on May&nbsp;1</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">2, 2015</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">. Related to matters voted upon at the Annu</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">al Meeting, </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">all matters were approved.</font>
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				<font style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri;font-size:10pt;;"> 1.</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Proposal to elect</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> four</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> directors</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">, each</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> to serve </font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">a &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">three-year term that expire</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">s</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> at the 2018</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> annual meeting.</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:12.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:11.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:12.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:11.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Nominee</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:12.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">For</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:11.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt solid #000000 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Withheld</font></p>
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.28%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DBEEF4;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Todd Becker</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:12.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DBEEF4;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.46%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DBEEF4;height:12.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>27,994,594&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:11.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DBEEF4;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;color:#FF0000;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.42%;border-top:1pt solid #000000 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DBEEF4;height:12.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>894,056&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Thomas Manuel</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:12.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>27,971,137&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:11.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;color:#FF0000;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>917,513&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DAEEF3;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Brian Peterson</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:12.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DAEEF3;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DAEEF3;height:12.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>26,323,123&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:11.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DAEEF3;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;color:#FF0000;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #DAEEF3;height:12.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>2,565,527&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Alain Treuer</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:12.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>27,534,221&nbsp;
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:11.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #FFFFFF;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;color:#000000;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;text-align:right;" nowrap="nowrap"><div style="float:left"></div>1,354,429&nbsp;
				</td>
			</tr>
			<tr>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.28%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:12.02%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.46%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:11.82%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;text-align:center;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:25.42%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:12.75pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt 3.25pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:right;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;overflow: hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
			</tr>
		</table></div>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:18pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">No other matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:18pt;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;line-height:normal;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Item 8.01</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">.</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> Other Events.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:100%;text-indent:18pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">O</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">n &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">May 12</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">, 2015, Gree</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">n Plains Inc. announced that its Board of Directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share on the Company&#x2019;s common stock. The dividend will be payable on June 19, 2015 to shareholders of record as of the close of business May 29, 2015.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;text-align:justify;text-justify:inter-ideograph;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">&nbsp;</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12pt;line-height:normal;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">Item 9.01. &nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">.</font>
		</p>
		<p style="margin:0pt;color:#000000;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;font-size: 10pt">
			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;text-decoration:underline;">(d) Exhibits.</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> The following exhibit is</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;"> filed as part of this report.</font>
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			<tr>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;line-height:normal;font-family:Calibri;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						<font style="display: inline;font-size:1pt;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font></p>
				</td>
				<td valign="bottom" style="width:05.34%;border-top:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-left:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-bottom:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;border-right:1pt none #D9D9D9 ;background-color: #auto;height:1.00pt;padding:0pt;">
					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
				</td>
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					<p style="margin:0pt;font-family:Calibri;line-height:115%;height:1.00pt;overflow:hidden;font-size:0pt;">
						&nbsp;</p>
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			<a name="OLE_LINK2"></a><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">SIGNATURES</font>
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			<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;color:#000000;font-size:10pt;">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.</font>
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						<font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">Date: May 1</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">3</font><font style="display: inline;font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;">, 2015</font></p>
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Form 8-K DRAFT 051215
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)
May
12, 2015
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.)
450 Regency Parkway
, Ste.
4
00, Omaha, Nebraska
68114
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(402) 884-8700
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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:
☐
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
☐
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
☐
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item
5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The Company
held its 2015
Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") on May 1
2, 2015
. Related to matters voted upon at the Annu
al Meeting,
all matters were approved.
The number of shares cast for, against or withheld are as follows:
1.
Proposal to elect
four
directors
, each
to serve
a
three-year term that expire
s
at the 2018
annual meeting.
Nominee
For
Withheld
Todd Becker
27,994,594
894,056
Thomas Manuel
27,971,137
917,513
Brian Peterson
26,323,123
2,565,527
Alain Treuer
27,534,221
1,354,429
No other matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
Item 8.01
.
Other Events.
O
n
May 12
, 2015, Gree
n Plains Inc. announced that its Board of Directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.08 per share on the Company's common stock. The dividend will be payable on June 19, 2015 to shareholders of record as of the close of business May 29, 2015.
Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits
.
(d) Exhibits.
The following exhibit is
filed as part of this report.
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
99.1
Press Release date
d
May 12
, 2015
2
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: May 1
3
, 2015
Green Plains Inc.
By:
/s/ Jerry L. Peters
Jerry L. Peters
Chief Financial
Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
3