0001309402-17-000129.txt : 20170816 0001309402-17-000129.hdr.sgml : 20170816 20170816163612 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001309402-17-000129 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20170816 ITEM INFORMATION: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders FILED AS OF DATE: 20170816 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170816 FILER: 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 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-32924 FILM NUMBER: 171036700 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68106 BUSINESS PHONE: 402-884-8700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE CITY: OMAHA STATE: NE ZIP: 68106 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 8-K/A 1 gpre-20170816x8ka.htm 8-K/A GPRE 8-KA - 81617

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 8-K/A

(Amendment No. 1)



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 9, 2017



GREEN PLAINS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Iowa

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)





 

001-32924

84-1652107

(Commission file number)

(IRS employer identification no.)

 

 

1811 Aksarben Drive, Omaha, Nebraska

68106

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)





(402) 884-8700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)





Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:



☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)



☐Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)



☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))



☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))



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. ☐

 

 

Explanatory Note



This Current Report on Form 8-K/A is filed as an amendment (“Amendment No. 1”) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Green Plains Inc. (the “Company”) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2017, (the “Original Filing”). The sole purpose of Amendment No. 1 is to disclose the Company’s decision regarding how often it will conduct future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation. No other changes were made to the Original Filing.



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



The Original Filing announced the final voting results of the matters acted upon by the Company’s shareholders at its Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on May 9, 2017. On August 16, 2017, the board of directors determined it will hold a stockholder advisory vote regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers every year, consistent with the shareholders’ vote on the matter. The Company will maintain the advisory vote annually until the next vote regarding its frequency or until the board of directors determines a different frequency would be in the best interest of the Company’s shareholders. 



 

 

 

 



SIGNATURES



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.





 

Date: August 16, 2017

 

Green Plains Inc.

 

 

By:  /s/ Jerry L. Peters                  

Jerry L. Peters
Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)