---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001309402-23-000076"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPRE"
cik: "0001309402"
company_name: "Green Plains Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-09T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-15T08:27:00.595977+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Chairman Wayne Hoovestol retires; Jim Anderson elected as new Chairman

## Summary
- Wayne Hoovestol retired from Board on May 9, 2023; Jim Anderson elected Chairman.
- Annual meeting elected directors: Anderson (47.0M for), Knudsen (47.1M), Wagner (44.8M).
- Ratified KPMG as independent auditor for 2023 (52.68M for, 0.22M against).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved (47.39M for, 2.56M against).
- Shareholders selected one-year frequency for future advisory votes on exec comp.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001309402-23-000076
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPRE
- cik: 0001309402
- company_name: Green Plains Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-09T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940223000076/0001309402-23-000076-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940223000076/gpre-20230509.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001309402-23-000076
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001309402-23-000076.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001309402-23-000076.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Jim Anderson was elected as Chairman of the Board at Green Plains Inc..
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: The Board elected Jim Anderson as the new Chairman of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940223000076/0001309402-23-000076-index.htm
- Executive change
  Wayne Hoovestol retired as Chairman of the Board at Green Plains Inc..
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Chairman of the Board
  source text: On May 9, 2023, Wayne Hoovestol, Chairman of the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Green Plains Inc. (the “Company”), retired from the Board of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940223000076/0001309402-23-000076-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Green Plains Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation at the 2023-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-09
  source text: Proposal to cast an advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940223000076/0001309402-23-000076-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Green Plains Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation at the 2023-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay frequency
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-09
  source text: Proposal to cast an advisory vote on the frequency of holding an advisory vote on executive compensation every one year, two years or three years.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940223000076/0001309402-23-000076-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Green Plains Inc. shareholders approved Election of three directors to serve one-year terms expiring at the 2024 annual meeting at the 2023-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-09
  source text: Proposal to elect three directors, each to serve a one-year term that expires at the 2024 annual meeting.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940223000076/0001309402-23-000076-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Green Plains Inc. shareholders approved Ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023 at the 2023-05-09 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-09
  source text: Proposal to ratify the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940223000076/0001309402-23-000076-index.htm

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