SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PETERS JERRY L

(Last) (First) (Middle)
1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE

(Street)
OMAHA NE 68106

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Green Plains Partners LP [ GPP ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/09/2024
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Units 01/09/2024 D 6,183(1) D (2) 0 D
Common Units 01/09/2024 D 46,600 D (2) 0 I By Joint Spousal Trust
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Explanation of Responses:
1. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as defined below), each of the outstanding awards relating to a common unit representing a limited partner interest (each, a "Common Unit") in Green Plains Partners LP (the "Partnership") under the Green Plains Partners LP 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan became fully vested and was automatically canceled and converted into the right to receive, with respect to each Common Unit subject thereto, the Merger Consideration (as defined below).
2. Pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 16, 2023, by and among Green Plains Inc. ("GPRE"), GPLP Holdings Inc., GPLP Merger Sub LLC, the Partnership, and Green Plains Holdings LLC, the general partner of the Partnership (the "General Partner"), GPRE acquired all of the outstanding Common Units not already held by GPRE, the General Partner and their respective affiliates (the "Public Common Units") via a merger (the "Merger") that resulted in the Partnership surviving the Merger as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of GPRE. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each Public Common Unit was converted into the right to receive (i) 0.405 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of GPRE and (ii) $2.50 in cash, without interest (collectively, the "Merger Consideration").
Remarks:
/s/ Jerry L. Peters 01/10/2024
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