Green Plains Inc. (GPRE): M&A transaction — Green Plains closes sale of Obion ethanol plant for $183.8M; uses proceeds to retire $127.5M in debt

Green Plains Inc.

Closed sale of Obion ethanol plant to POET for $170M plus $13.8M working capital ($183.8M total).
Used $127.5M of proceeds to retire junior mezzanine notes due 2026; balance added to liquidity.
Pro forma net loss attributable to Green Plains improves to ($133.4M) from ($145.1M) for H1 2025.
FY2024 pro forma revenue falls to $2.23B from $2.46B; operating loss widens to ($56.6M) from ($47.5M).
Divestiture simplifies operations and reduces debt; nonrecurring gain excluded from pro forma.

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M&A Transactions SEC 8-K Item 2.01/5.01 confidence 0.9

Green Plains Inc. completed a disposition involving POET Biorefining - Obion, LLC for $170 million plus related working capital (closed 2025-09-25).

Action: disposition
Counterparty: POET Biorefining - Obion, LLC
Consideration: $170 million plus related working capital
Closing: 2025-09-25

Exact text from the filing

On September 25, 2025, the Company closed on the sale and received proceeds of $170 million plus related working capital (the “POET Transaction”).

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