GREEN PLAINS INC. (NASDAQ:GPRE) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

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GREEN PLAINS INC. (NASDAQ:GPRE) Files An 8-K Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item 5.07.Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The company held its 2017 annual meeting of shareholders on May
9, 2017, in Omaha, Nebraska. All matters voted on were
approved.The numbers of shares cast for, against or withheld are
as follows:

1.

Proposal to elect three directors, each to serve
three-year terms that expire at the 2020 annual meeting.

Nominee Name

For

Withheld

Jim Anderson

28,035,937

501,251

Wayne Hoovestol

24,325,352

4,211,836

Ejnar Knudsen

28,113,554

423,634

There were 10,119,769 broker non-votes with respect to this
matter.

2.

Proposal to approve an amendment to the companys 2009
Equity Incentive Plan to (i) add a minimum vesting
requirement of one year for all but 5% of awards under
the plan and (ii) increase the aggregate number of shares
that may be issued under the plan as stock-based awards
from 3,000,000 to 4,110,000.

For

Against

Abstain

27,748,383

780,080

8,725

There were 10,119,769 broker non-votes with respect to this
matter.

3.

Proposal to cast an advisory vote to approve the companys
executive compensation.

For

Against

Abstain

21,800,199

6,705,467

31,522

There were 10,119,769 broker non-votes with respect to this
matter.

4.

Proposal to cast an advisory vote regarding the frequency
of an advisory vote on executive compensation.

Every year

Every 2 years

Every 3 years

Abstain

17,077,349

29,436

11,174,755

255,648

There were 10,119,769 broker non-votes with respect to this
matter.

No other matters were voted on at the annual meeting.

Item 8.01.Other Events.

On May 9, 2017, Green Plains Inc. announced that its board of
directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 per share
on the companys common stock. The dividend will be payable on
June 16, 2017, to shareholders of record at the close of business
on May 26, 2017.

Item 9.01.Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibit is filed as part of this
report.

NumberDescription

99.1Press release, dated May 9, 2017


About GREEN PLAINS INC. (NASDAQ:GPRE)

Green Plains Inc. (Green Plains) is a vertically integrated producer, marketer and distributor of ethanol. The Company operates through four segments: Ethanol Production, Agribusiness, Marketing and Distribution, and Partnership. The Company’s ethanol production segment is engaged in the production of ethanol and related distillers grain. Its ethanol production segment includes over 10 ethanol plants in Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia. The Company owns and operates grain handling and storage assets through its agribusiness segment. The Company’s marketing and distribution segment is engaged in marketing and providing logistical services for ethanol and other commodities for a third-party ethanol producer. The Company’s partnership segment provides fuel storage and transportation services by owning, operating, developing and acquiring ethanol and fuel storage tanks, terminals, transportation assets and other related assets and businesses.

GREEN PLAINS INC. (NASDAQ:GPRE) Recent Trading Information

GREEN PLAINS INC. (NASDAQ:GPRE) closed its last trading session down -0.40 at 25.25 with 1,134,584 shares trading hands.