绿色平原能源 2024年度报告

Report SelectedFinancial Data UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 10-K xANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 or oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from ____ to _____ Commission file number 001-32924 GREEN PLAINS INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) (Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. YesxNoo Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.YesoNox Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) hasbeen subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.YesxNoo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant toRule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant wasrequired to submit such files).YesxNoo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reportingcompany, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. Large accelerated filerxAccelerated fileroNon-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyoEmerging growth companyo If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complyingwith any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of itsinternal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered publicaccounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.x If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrantincluded in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.o Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-basedcompensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10-1(b).o Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). YesoNox The aggregate market value of the company’s voting common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of June 28, 2024 (the lastbusiness day of the second quarter), based on the last sale price of the common stock on that date of $15.86, was approximately $1,000.7million. For purposes of this calculation, executive officers and directors are deemed to be affiliates of the registrant. As of February 4, 2025, there were 64,729,446 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding. Portions of the registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement for the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders are incorporated by reference in PartIII herein. The company intends to file such Proxy Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission no later than 120 days after theend of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K. TABLE OF CONTENTS Commonly Used Defined Terms2PART IItem 1.Business.5Item 1A.Risk Factors.13Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments.27Item 1C.Cybersecurity.27Item 2.Properties.28Item 3.Legal Proceedings.28Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.28PART IIItem 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases ofEquity Securities.29Item 6.Reserved.30Item 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.31Item 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.45Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.47Item 9.Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.47Item 9A.Controls and Procedures.47Item 9B.Other Information.49Item 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections.49PART IIIItem 10.Directo