UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 8, 2013
GREEN PLAINS RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Iowa | 001-32924 | 84-1652107 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission file number) |
(IRS employer identification no.) |
| 450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400, Omaha, NE |
68114 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) |
(402) 884-8700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
Green Plains Renewable Energy, Inc. held its 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) on May 8, 2013. Related to matters voted upon at the Annual Meeting, (1) all nominees for director were elected to serve three-year terms that expire at the Company’s 2016 annual meeting, and (2) the proposed amendment to the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan was approved.
The number of shares cast for, against or withheld are as follows:
1. Proposal to elect three directors to serve three-year terms that expire at the 2016 annual meeting.
| Nominee | For | Withheld | ||
| James Crowley | 17,218,018 | 3,057,411 | ||
| Gordon Glade | 18,094,454 | 2,180,975 | ||
| Gary Parker | 16,634,939 | 3,640,490 |
| 2. | Proposal to approve an amendment to the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan (the “Plan”) to (i) remove certain repricing rights, (ii) increase the aggregate number of shares that may be issued under the Plan as stock-based awards from 2,500,000 to 3,000,000, and (iii) limit the situations in which shares are added back to the Plan. |
| For | Against | Abstain | ||||||
| 17,415,540 | 2,749,835 | 110,054 | ||||||
No other matters were voted upon at the Annual Meeting.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GREEN PLAINS RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC. | ||||||
| Date: May 10, 2013 | By: | /s/ Jerry L. Peters | ||||
| Jerry L. Peters Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | ||||||
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