Green Plains Inc. Common Stock

Green Plains, Inc. engages in the production of fuel-grade ethanol and corn oil, the provision of grain handling, and storage commodity marketing and distribution services. The company is headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska and currently employs 642 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2006-03-15. The firm operates through two segments: ethanol production and agribusiness and energy services. Its ethanol production segment includes the production, storage and transportation of ethanol, distiller's grains, Ultra-High Protein and renewable corn oil at nine bio refineries in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska. The agribusiness and energy services segment includes grain procurement, storage and commodity marketing. The company markets its ethanol through a third party and sells and distributes its ethanol plant co-products, including distiller's grains and corn oil. The firm also buys and sells natural gas and other commodities in various markets. The company processes approximately 287 million bushels of corn annually.