Director Patrick Sweeney buys 6,383 Green Plains (GPRE) shares

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Green Plains Inc. director Patrick Francis Sweeney reported an open-market purchase of common stock. On March 6, 2026, he bought 6,383 shares at $15.87 per share, increasing his directly held position to 42,719 shares of Green Plains common stock.

Insider Trade Summary

Net Buyer: 6,383 shares ($101,298)

Net Buy 1 txn

Insider Sweeney Patrick Francis

Role Director

Bought 6,383 shs ($101K)

Type	Security	Shares	Price	Value
Purchase	Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	6,383	$15.87	$101K

Holdings After Transaction: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share — 42,719 shares (Direct)

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SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Sweeney Patrick Francis

(Last) (First) (Middle)

6060 PARKLAND BLVD #200

(Street)

CLEVELAND OH 44124

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Green Plains Inc. [ GPRE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/06/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	03/06/2026		P		6,383	A	$15.87	42,719	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

	Patrick F Sweeney	03/09/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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FAQ

What insider trade did Patrick Francis Sweeney report at Green Plains (GPRE)?

Patrick Francis Sweeney reported an open-market purchase of Green Plains common stock. On March 6, 2026, he bought 6,383 shares at $15.87 per share, raising his directly held stake to 42,719 Green Plains shares after the transaction.

How many Green Plains (GPRE) shares did the director buy and at what price?

The director bought 6,383 Green Plains common shares in a single open-market transaction. The reported purchase price was $15.87 per share, reflecting the cost he paid in that trade on March 6, 2026, as disclosed in the Form 4 filing.

What is Patrick Francis Sweeney’s Green Plains (GPRE) ownership after this trade?

After the reported transaction, Patrick Francis Sweeney directly owns 42,719 shares of Green Plains common stock. This figure represents his direct holdings following the March 6, 2026 open-market purchase of 6,383 shares at a price of $15.87 per share.

Was the Green Plains (GPRE) insider transaction a purchase or a sale?

The reported insider transaction was a purchase. Patrick Francis Sweeney executed an open-market buy of 6,383 Green Plains common shares at $15.87 per share, classified under transaction code “P” for purchase in the Form 4 disclosure.

Is the reported Green Plains (GPRE) insider trade direct or indirect ownership?

The filing describes the ownership as direct. After buying 6,383 shares of Green Plains common stock at $15.87 per share on March 6, 2026, Patrick Francis Sweeney is shown as directly holding 42,719 shares according to the Form 4 data.