Green Plains Inc. — Earnings Release 2021

May 3, 2021

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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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 3, 2021

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Green Plains Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Iowa	001-32924	84-1652107
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Postal Address Country=UNITED STATES

1811 Aksarben Drive

Omaha , Nebraska 68106

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

Phone Number

( 402 ) 884-8700

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Former Name

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

Securities Table

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

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	GPRE	The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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Checkboxes

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Emerging Growth Company

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 ☐

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. ☐

8-K Items

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Green Plains Inc. issued a press release announcing its financial results for the three months ended March 31, 2021. A copy of this press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

The information in this current report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1, is “furnished,” not “filed,” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not subject to liability of that section nor deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, before or after this date and regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing, unless explicitly incorporated by reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated May 3, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within Inline XBRL document)

Signatures

SIGNATURE

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.

/s/ G. Patrich Simpkins Jr.
G. Patrich Simpkins Jr.
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

Exhibit Index

(402) 884-8700 Form 8-KMay 3, 2021