Green Plains Inc. Files 8-K on Material Agreement

TL;DR

GPRE filed an 8-K for a new material agreement on Sept 16th.

AI Summary

Green Plains Inc. filed an 8-K on September 17, 2025, reporting on a material definitive agreement entered into on September 16, 2025. The filing also includes Regulation FD disclosures and financial statements/exhibits. The company, previously known as Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc., is based in Omaha, Nebraska.

Why It Matters

This filing indicates a significant new agreement for Green Plains Inc., which could impact its business operations and financial performance.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: medium — Material definitive agreements can introduce new risks or opportunities that may affect the company's future performance.

Key Numbers

• 001-32924 — SEC File Number (Identifies the company's filing history with the SEC.)
• 84-1652107 — EIN (Employer Identification Number for Green Plains Inc.)

Key Players & Entities

• Green Plains Inc. (company) — Registrant
• September 16, 2025 (date) — Date of earliest event reported
• September 17, 2025 (date) — Date of report
• Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. (company) — Former company name
• 1811 Aksarben Drive (location) — Business and mailing address
• Omaha, NE (location) — City, State of business address

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $0.001 — ich registered Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share GPRE The Nasdaq Stock Market
• $65 million — eement, Seller expects to deliver up to $65 million worth of credits to Buyer, upon satisfa

Filing Documents

• gpre-20250916.htm (8-K) — 32KB
• exhibit101-taxcreditpurcha.htm (EX-10.1) — 180KB
• exhibit991-pressrelease917.htm (EX-99.1) — 14KB
• image.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 15KB
• 0001309402-25-000142.txt ( ) — 397KB
• gpre-20250916.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 2KB
• gpre-20250916_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 21KB
• gpre-20250916_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 12KB
• gpre-20250916_htm.xml (XML) — 3KB

01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On September 16, 2025 (the "Execution Date"), Green Plains Inc. ("Seller" and the "Company"), entered into a Tax Credit Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement") with Freepoint Commodities C LLC ("Buyer" and, together with Seller, the "Parties" and, each, a "Party"), pursuant to which Seller agreed to supply production tax credits available under Section 45Z to Buyer from the production of Seller's ethanol at its Nebraska facilities between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025 (the "Production Year"). Under the Agreement, Seller expects to deliver up to $65 million worth of credits to Buyer, upon satisfaction of certain conditions. The confidential purchase price, which includes a market-based discount for such credits, is payable in Q1 2026 to Seller, and at Seller's option, available in advance at a market-based discount rate. Each Party has the right to request an amendment to the Agreement to extend the term and scope, on mutually satisfactory terms, with respect to Seller's aggregate production for its Nebraska plants each annual period from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2029, and Buyer has certain rights to Seller's 2025 excess credits from its Nebraska facilities. The Agreement became effective on the Execution Date and will continue in full force and effect unless terminated by a Party. The Parties may terminate the Agreement if certain customary events of default occur and are not cured within a certain time period. The Parties may also terminate the Agreement if there is a retroactive change in tax law that is reasonably likely to limit, restrict, reduce or disallow the transferred credits or the transfer thereof or creates a reasonable likelihood that the transferred credits will not be allowed or will be lost, disallowed or reduced. Payment obligations are guaranteed by Buyer's affiliate. The Agreement contains certain customary representations, warranties, covenants, confidentiality, and in

01. Regulation FD Disclosure

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On September 17, 2025, the Company issued a press release announcing the agreement to sell production tax credits. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference. The information in this Item 7.01 of Form 8-K, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of such section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of the general incorporation language of such filing, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report. Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit 10.1 Tax Cre dit Purchase Agreement By and Between Green Plains Inc. ( " Seller " ), and Free point Commodities C LLC ( " Buyer " ) * 99.1 Press Release, dated September 17 , 2025 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) * Pursuant to Item 601(a)(5) of Regulation S-K, certain schedules and similar attachments have been omitted. The registrant hereby agrees to furnish a copy of any omitted schedule or similar attachment to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon request. 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. Green Plains Inc. Date: September 17, 2025 By: /s/ Michelle S. Mapes Michelle S. Mapes Chief Legal and Administration Officer and Corporate Secretary

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