Green Plains Inc. and Green Plains Partners LP Announce Unitholder Approval of Merger

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE) (“Green Plains”) and Green Plains Partners LP (NASDAQ: GPP) (the “Partnership”) today announced that the Partnership’s common unitholders approved that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of September 16, 2023 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Green Plains, GPLP Holdings Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Green Plains (“Holdings”), GPLP Merger Sub LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings (“Merger Sub”), the Partnership, and Green Plains Holdings LLC, the general partner of the Partnership, and the transactions contemplated thereby, including the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Partnership, with the Partnership surviving as an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Green Plains (the “Merger”).

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The approval of the Merger Agreement and the Merger required the affirmative vote or written consent of the holders of a majority of the Partnership’s outstanding common units. The holders of more than 62% of the Partnership’s outstanding common units as of the record date for the consent solicitation consented to and approved the Merger Agreement and the Merger by written consent. The deadline for the consent solicitation expired at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern Time) on January 4, 2024.

The Merger is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close on January 9, 2024, at which time the Partnership will commence the process of delisting the common units from Nasdaq and deregistering the common units under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The Partnership’s common units are expected to continue to trade on Nasdaq until the close of trading on January 9, 2024, and are expected to be suspended from trading on Nasdaq effective as of the opening of trading on January 10, 2024.

About Green Plains Inc.

Green Plains Inc. (NASDAQ: GPRE) is a leading biorefining company focused on the development and utilization of fermentation, agricultural and biological technologies in the processing of annually renewable crops into sustainable value-added ingredients. This includes the production of cleaner low carbon biofuels, renewable feedstocks for advanced biofuels and high purity alcohols for use in cleaners and disinfectants. Green Plains is an innovative producer of Ultra-High Protein and novel ingredients for animal and aquaculture diets to help satisfy a growing global appetite for sustainable protein. Green Plains Inc. currently owns a 48.8% limited partner interest and a 2.0% general partner interest in Green Plains Partners LP. For more information, visit www.gpreinc.com.