secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Green Plains Inc. (GPRE)
CIK:        0001309402
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-08-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001309402-25-000137
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Green Plains sells Obion ethanol plant to POET for $190M; retires junior mezzanine debt
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- Sale of Rives, TN ethanol plant (120M gal nameplate capacity, ~13% of total) to POET for $190M cash including ~$20M working capital.
- Proceeds will fully retire junior mezzanine notes due 2026 and enhance liquidity; expected close Q3 2025.
- Strategic review concluded: Board determined best positioned to create value by executing current strategy under existing leadership.
- Green Plains to continue carbon reduction strategy and capital discipline following divestiture.
- BMO Capital Markets and Moelis & Company served as financial advisors; Vinson & Elkins as legal advisor.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940225000137/0001309402-25-000137-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1309402/000130940225000137/gpre-20250822.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001309402-25-000137

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