Green Plains Inc. 8-K

What Happened Green Plains Inc. filed an 8-K on June 11, 2026 reporting results from its annual shareholders meeting held June 5, 2026. All matters submitted to a vote were approved, including the election of nine directors for one-year terms, an amendment to increase the 2019 Equity Incentive Plan by 2,000,000 shares, ratification of KPMG LLP as independent auditors for 2026, and an advisory vote to approve executive compensation.

Key Details

• Directors elected (each for a one-year term): James D. Anderson (47,508,639 for / 597,892 withheld), Farha Aslam (47,378,008 / 728,524), Steven Furcich (47,557,151 / 549,380), Carl Grassi (47,516,114 / 590,417), Chris Osowski (47,726,403 / 380,128), Brian Peterson (47,495,019 / 611,512), Martin Salinas Jr. (47,465,512 / 641,019), Patrick Sweeney (47,550,258 / 556,273), Kimberly Wagner (43,771,762 / 4,334,770). There were 7,717,706 broker non-votes on the director election.
• Equity Incentive Plan amendment approved to increase available shares from 5,710,000 to 7,710,000: For 47,425,847; Against 431,037; Abstain 249,647. (7,717,706 broker non-votes reported.)
• Auditor ratification: KPMG LLP approved as independent registered public accountants for year ending Dec 31, 2026 — For 55,454,460; Against 127,207; Abstain 242,570.
• Advisory (say-on-pay) vote to approve executive compensation passed: For 44,972,299; Against 2,889,732; Abstain 244,500. (7,717,706 broker non-votes reported.)

Why It Matters The vote results confirm the company’s board slate and governance actions for the coming year. The approved equity plan increase adds 2 million shares available for stock-based awards, which can affect future dilution and executive/employee incentives. Ratifying KPMG secures the company’s auditor for 2026, and the advisory approval of executive compensation (with ~2.9M votes against) gives shareholders a non-binding endorsement of pay practices. Investors should note the sizable broker non-vote total (7.7M shares) on several matters, which can affect the share counts used to measure shareholder support.