Form 8-K

 

 

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) September 17, 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, Ste. 400, Omaha, Nebraska   68114
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip code)

(402) 884-8700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 8.01. Other Events.

On September 17, 2013, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of $100 million in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2018 (the “Notes”) in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company also granted the initial purchasers of the Notes an option to purchase up to an additional $20 million in aggregate principal amount of the Notes to cover over allotments, if any. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

 

Number

   

Description

99.1    Press release, dated September 17, 2013

 

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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: September 17, 2013      

By: /s/ Jerry L. Peters                                                                           

Jerry L. Peters

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

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