UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 8-K



CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934







GREEN PLAINS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Iowa

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)







(402) 884-8700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)





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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 ☐

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Item 1.01.  Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.



On July 13, 2018 Green Plains Inc., and substantially all of the Company’s subsidiaries, but not including Green Plains Partners and certain other entities, as guarantors, amended the $500 million term loan agreement (the “Term Loan Agreement”) with BNP Paribas, as administrative agent and collateral agent and certain other financial institutions.



For purpose of the negative covenants under the Term Loan Agreement, Permitted Acquisitions now exclude from the applicable calculation, working capital assets funded with proceeds of any ABL Facilities when determining aggregate consideration paid or payable related to the acquisition of a business.



All other terms and conditions of the Term Loan Agreement remain the same. The amendment to the Term Loan Agreement will be filed in its entirety with our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2018.



Item 2.03. Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. 



The information set forth in Item 1.01 above is incorporated into this Item 2.03 by reference.

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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.





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