SCHEDULE 13D/A 0001836192 XXXXXXXX LIVE 8 Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 09/11/2025 false 0001309402 393222104 Green Plains Inc.

1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE OMAHA NE 68106

FREDRICK DISANTO 216-825-4000 C/O ANCORA HOLDINGS GROUP, LLC 6060 Parkland Boulevard, Suite 200 Cleveland OH 44124 ANDREW FREEDMAN 212-451-2300 OLSHAN FROME WOLOSKY LLP 1325 Avenue of the Americas New York NY 10019 0001836192 N Ancora Alternatives LLC a AF OO N OH 0.00 3159505.00 0.00 3159505.00 3159505.00 N 4.7 IA OO 0001694450 N Ancora Merlin, LP a WC N DE 0.00 44887.00 0.00 44887.00 44887.00 N 0.1 PN 0001431892 N ANCORA MERLIN INSTITUTIONAL, LP a WC N DE 0.00 501429.00 0.00 501429.00 501429.00 N 0.7 PN 0001694346 N Ancora Catalyst, LP a WC N DE 0.00 86426.00 0.00 86426.00 86426.00 N 0.1 PN 0001620142 N Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP a WC N DE 0.00 772604.00 0.00 772604.00 772604.00 N 1.2 PN 0001991780 N Ancora Bellator Fund, LP a WC N DE 0.00 495648.00 0.00 495648.00 495648.00 N 0.7 PN 0001873269 N Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series Q a WC N DE 0.00 203821.00 0.00 203821.00 203821.00 N 0.3 PN This Series Q is part of a series of Ancora Impact Fund LP, a series limited partnership. 0001873416 N Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series S a WC N DE 0.00 417415.00 0.00 417415.00 417415.00 N 0.6 PN This Series S is part of a series of Ancora Impact Fund LP, a series limited partnership. 0001873427 N Ancora Impact Fund SPC Ltd. - Segregated Portfolio H a WC N E9 0.00 403725.00 0.00 403725.00 403725.00 N 0.6 CO 0001657660 N ANCORA FAMILY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC a AF OO N OH 0.00 6675.00 0.00 6675.00 6675.00 N 0 IA OO Y Inverness Holdings LLC a AF OO N DE 0.00 6675.00 0.00 6675.00 6675.00 N 0 CO Y Ancora Holdings Group, LLC a AF OO N OH 0.00 3166180.00 0.00 3166180.00 3166180.00 N 4.7 CO 0001498290 N DiSanto Fredrick D. a OO N X1 4000.00 3166180.00 4000.00 3166180.00 3170180.00 N 4.7 IN Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share Green Plains Inc. 1811 AKSARBEN DRIVE OMAHA NE 68106 The following constitutes Amendment No. 8 to the Schedule 13D filed by the undersigned ("Amendment No. 8"). This Amendment No. 8 amends the Schedule 13D as specifically set forth herein. Item 3 is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: The Shares purchased by each of the Ancora Funds and held in the Ancora Alternatives SMAs and the Ancora Family Wealth SMAs were purchased with working capital (which may, at any given time, include margin loans made by brokerage firms in the ordinary course of business). The aggregate purchase price of the 44,887 Shares owned directly by Ancora Merlin is approximately $342,438, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 501,429 Shares owned directly by Ancora Merlin Institutional is approximately $175,951, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 86,426 Shares owned directly by Ancora Catalyst is approximately $261,577, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 772,604 Shares owned directly by Ancora Catalyst Institutional is approximately $3,432,757, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 495,648 Shares owned directly by Ancora Bellator is approximately $1,731,794, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 203,821 Shares owned directly by Ancora Impact Q is approximately $6,567,316, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 417,415 Shares owned directly by Ancora Impact S is approximately $13,310,363, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 403,725 Shares owned directly by Ancora SPC H is approximately $12,439,736, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 233,550 Shares held in the Ancora Alternatives SMAs is approximately $6,538,321, including brokerage commissions. The aggregate purchase price of the 6,675 Shares held in the Ancora Family Wealth SMAs is approximately $89,930, including brokerage commissions. The Shares purchased by Mr. DiSanto were purchased in the open market with personal funds. The aggregate purchase price of the 4,000 shares beneficially owned by Mr. DiSanto is approximately $49,178, including brokerage commissions. Item 5(a) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: The aggregate percentage of Shares reported owned by each person named herein is based upon a denominator that is the sum of: (i) 65,565,368 Shares outstanding as of August 8, 2025, as disclosed in the Issuer's Prospectus on Form 424B3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2025 and (ii) the 1,504,140 Shares acquired upon the exercise of the Warrants previously held by the Reporting Persons. As of the date hereof, Ancora Merlin beneficially owned directly 44,887 Shares, constituting approximately 0.1% of the Shares outstanding. As of the date hereof, Ancora Merlin Institutional beneficially owned directly 501,429 Shares, constituting approximately 0.7% of the Shares outstanding. As of the date hereof, Ancora Catalyst beneficially owned directly 86,426 Shares, constituting approximately 0.1% of the Shares outstanding. As of the date hereof, Ancora Catalyst Institutional beneficially owned directly 772,604 Shares, constituting approximately 1.2% of the Shares outstanding. As of the date hereof, Ancora Bellator beneficially owned directly 495,648 Shares, constituting approximately 0.7% of the Shares outstanding. As of the date hereof, Ancora Impact Q beneficially owned directly 203,821 Shares, constituting approximately 0.3% of the Shares outstanding. As of the date hereof, Ancora Impact S beneficially owned directly 417,415 Shares, constituting approximately 0.6% of the Shares outstanding. As of the date hereof, Ancora SPC H beneficially owned directly 403,725 Shares, constituting approximately 0.6% of the Shares outstanding. As of the date hereof, Ancora Alternatives, as the investment advisor to each of the Ancora Funds and the Ancora Alternatives SMAs and the general partner of each of the Ancora LP Funds, may be deemed to beneficially own 3,159,505 Shares, constituting approximately 4.7% of the Shares outstanding and consisting of (i) 44,887 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Merlin, (ii) 501,429 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Merlin Institutional, (iii) 86,426 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Catalyst, (iv) 772,604 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Catalyst Institutional, (v) 495,648 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Bellator, (vi) 203,821 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Impact Q, (vii) 417,415 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Impact S, (viii) 403,725 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora SPC H and (ix) 233,550 Shares held in the Ancora Alternatives SMAs. As of the date hereof, Ancora Family Wealth, as the investment advisor to the Ancora Family Wealth SMAs, may be deemed to beneficially own 6,675 Shares, constituting 0% of the Shares outstanding and consisting of 6,675 Shares held in the Ancora Family Wealth SMAs. As of the date hereof, Inverness Holdings, as the sole member of Ancora Family Wealth, may be deemed to beneficially own 6,675 Shares, constituting 0% of the Shares outstanding and consisting of 6,675 Shares held in the Ancora Family Wealth SMAs. As of the date hereof, Ancora Holdings, as the sole member of each of Ancora Alternatives and Inverness Holdings, may be deemed to beneficially own 3,166,180 Shares, constituting approximately 4.7% of the Shares outstanding and consisting of (i) 44,887 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Merlin, (ii) 501,429 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Merlin Institutional, (iii) 86,426 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Catalyst, (iv) 772,604 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Catalyst Institutional, (v) 495,648 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Bellator, (vi) 203,821 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Impact Q, (vii) 417,415 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Impact S, (viii) 403,725 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora SPC H (ix) 233,550 Shares held in the Ancora Alternatives SMAs and (x) 6,675 Shares held in the Ancora Family Wealth SMAs. As of the date hereof, Mr. DiSanto beneficially owned directly 4,000 Shares. As the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Ancora Holdings, he may be deemed to beneficially own 3,166,180 Shares, constituting approximately 4.7% of the Shares outstanding and consisting of (i) 44,887 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Merlin, (ii) 501,429 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Merlin Institutional, (iii) 86,426 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Catalyst, (iv) 772,604 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Catalyst Institutional, (v) 495,648 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Bellator, (vi) 203,821 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Impact Q, (vii) 417,415 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora Impact S, (viii) 403,725 Shares beneficially owned directly by Ancora SPC H (ix) 233,550 Shares held in the Ancora Alternatives SMAs and (x) 6,675 Shares held in the Ancora Family Wealth SMAs. Item 5(b) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: (i) Ancora Merlin 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 44,887 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 44,887 (ii) Ancora Merlin Institutional 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 501,429 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 501,429 (iii) Ancora Catalyst 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 86,426 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 86,426 (iv) Ancora Catalyst Institutional 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 772,604 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 772,604 (v) Ancora Bellator 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 495,648 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 495,648 (vi) Ancora Impact Q 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 203,821 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 203,821 (vii) Ancora Impact S 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 417,415 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 417,415 (viii) Ancora SPC H 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 403,725 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 403,725 (ix) Ancora Alternatives 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 3,159,505 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,159,505 (x) Ancora Family Wealth 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 6,675 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 6,675 (xi) Inverness Holdings 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 6,675 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 6,675 (xii) Ancora Holdings 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 0 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 3,166,180 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 0 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,166,180 (xiii) Mr. DiSanto 1. Sole power to vote or direct vote: 4,000 2. Shared power to vote or direct vote: 3,166,180 3. Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition: 4,000 4. Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition: 3,166,180 Item 5(c) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: The transactions in the Shares by the Reporting Persons since the filing of Amendment No. 7 are set forth in Exhibit 1 and are incorporated herein by reference. All of such transactions were effected in the open market unless otherwise noted. Item 5(e) is hereby amended and restated to read as follows: As of September 11, 2025, the Reporting Persons ceased to beneficially own more than 5% of the outstanding Shares of the Issuer. Item 7 is hereby amended to add the following exhibits: 1 - Transactions in the Securities of the Issuer Since the Filing of Amendment No. 7 to the Schedule 13D Ancora Alternatives LLC /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 Ancora Merlin, LP /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 ANCORA MERLIN INSTITUTIONAL, LP /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 Ancora Catalyst, LP /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 Ancora Catalyst Institutional, LP /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 Ancora Bellator Fund, LP /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series Q /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 Ancora Impact Fund LP - Series S /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 Ancora Impact Fund SPC Ltd. - Segregated Portfolio H /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 ANCORA FAMILY WEALTH ADVISORS, LLC /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 Inverness Holdings LLC /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 Ancora Holdings Group, LLC /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025 DiSanto Fredrick D. /s/ Fredrick DiSanto 09/11/2025