UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 5, 2021, Green Plains Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $152.0 million of its common stock at a price of $32.00 per share, which was upsized from the previously announced $150.0 million offering. The net proceeds to the Company from the offering, after deducting the underwriting discounts and commissions and other offering expenses, are expected to be approximately $143.3 million. The Company also granted the underwriters in the common stock offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 712,500 shares of its common stock on the same terms and conditions solely to cover over-allotments.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the common stock offering for growth investments to further accelerate its downstream development opportunities.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.
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104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
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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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Date: August 5, 2021 |
Green Plains Inc.
By: /s/ G. Patrich Simpkins Jr. G. Patrich Simpkins Jr. (Principal Financial Officer) |