0001309402-16-000145.txt : 20160217 0001309402-16-000145.hdr.sgml : 20160217 20160217164531 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001309402-16-000145 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20160212 FILED AS OF DATE: 20160217 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20160217 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Green Plains Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001309402 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: INDUSTRIAL ORGANIC CHEMICALS [2860] IRS NUMBER: 841652107 STATE OF INCORPORATION: IA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 REGENCY PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68114 BUSINESS PHONE: 402-884-8700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 REGENCY PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68114 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20100106 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: GREEN PLAINS RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20060314 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20041123 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Simpkins G Patrich Jr CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001549615 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32924 FILM NUMBER: 161433920 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 450 REGENCY PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68114 4 1 certent-form4.xml PRIMARY DOCUMENT X0306 4 2016-02-12 0001309402 Green Plains Inc. GPRE 0001549615 Simpkins G Patrich Jr 450 REGENCY PARKWAY SUITE 400 OMAHA NE 68114 0 1 0 0 Chief Develop and Risk Officer Common Stock 2016-02-12 4 A 0 25984 13.47 A 96848 D Date of grant, with first vesting occurring on February 12, 2017. One-third of the total shares vest on that date and an additional one-third vest on each of the next two anniversaries thereafter. /s/ Patrich Simpkins 2016-02-17