Osowski Chris 4

What Happened

• Chris Osowski, President & CEO and a director of Green Plains, was granted 85,845 shares on Feb 27, 2026. The grant is recorded as an acquisition (award) at $14.27 per share, for a total reported value of $1,225,008.
• This was an equity award (not an open-market purchase or sale) tied to compensation/retention rather than a direct market buy or sell.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-02-27; Form 4 filed: 2026-03-02 (timely filing).
• Price per share reported: $14.27; total value: $1,225,008.
• Vesting (Footnote F1): One-third of the shares vest on Feb 27, 2027, with the remaining shares vesting in one-third increments on each of the next two anniversaries.
• Price basis (Footnote F2): $14.27 is based on the closing price on Feb 9, 2026 (two business days after fiscal 2025 earnings release).
• Shares owned after the transaction: Not specified in the provided Form 4 excerpt.

Context

• This was a time‑based equity award with a three‑year vesting schedule; it does not represent an immediate market purchase or sale by the insider. Such awards are commonly used for executive compensation and retention and should be viewed as part of pay structure rather than a direct buy/sell signal.