GPRE Green Plains Inc. - 8-K

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

As previously disclosed, on March 25, 2022, Green Plains Finance Company LLC, Green Plains Grain Company LLC, and Green Plains Trade Group LLC (collectively, the “Borrowers”), all wholly owned subsidiaries of Green Plains Inc. (the “Company”), together with the Company as guarantor, entered into a $350 million senior secured sustainability-linked revolving Loan and Security Agreement (the “Revolver Facility”) with a group of financial institution lenders led by ING Capital LLC as Agent. The Revolver Facility was amended on April 14, 2025 (the “First Revolver Amendment”). Copies of the Revolver Facility and the First Revolver Amendment were filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company on March 28, 2022 and Exhibit 10.7 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed by the Company on May 8, 2025, respectively.

On April 17, 2026, the Revolver Facility was further amended by the Second Amendment to the Loan and Security Agreement (the “Second Revolver Amendment”). The Second Revolver Amendment, among other things, (i) extends the termination date of the Revolver Facility from March 25, 2027 to September 25, 2027 and (ii) reduces the size of the Revolver Facility commitment from $350 million to $300 million.

The foregoing description does not purport to be complete and is subject to and qualified in its entirety by reference to the complete text of the Second Revolver Amendment, a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

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 under Item 1.01 above is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.03. The complete text of the Second Revolver Amendment is filed herewith as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

Exhibit No.

Description of Exhibit

10.1*

Second Amendment to Loan and Security Agreement, dated April 17 , 2026, by and among Green Plains Inc. as Guarantor, Green Plains Finance Company LLC, Green Plains Grain Company LLC and Green Plains Trade Group LLC as the Borrowers, ING Capital LLC as Agent, and the other financial institutions party thereto.

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*    Certain confidential portions of this Exhibit were omitted by means of marking such portions with brackets and asterisks because the identified confidential portions (i) are not material and (ii) would be competitively harmful if publicly disclosed.