Document:

EX-10.3

 Exhibit 10.3 

OPERATIONAL SERVICES AND SECONDMENT AGREEMENT 

This Operational Services and Secondment Agreement (this “Agreement”), dated as of July 1, 2015 (the
“Effective Date”), is entered into among Green Plains Inc., an Iowa corporation (“GPRE”), and Green Plains Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“GP”). GPRE and GP are sometimes herein
referred to individually as a “Party” and collectively as the “Parties.” 
 RECITALS: 

WHEREAS, GP is the general partner of Green Plains Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Partnership”), which is
engaged in the business of providing ethanol and other fuel storage, terminal, and transportation services by owning, operating, developing and acquiring ethanol and biofuel storage tanks, terminals and other related assets and businesses; 

WHEREAS, GPRE has expertise in the management, maintenance and operation of transportation and logistics assets, including ethanol and biofuel
products, storage tanks and terminals, and can make available to GP the personnel necessary to perform such maintenance and operational functions with respect to assets owned by the Partnership; and 

WHEREAS, the Parties desire that GPRE provide management, maintenance and operation resources to the Partnership and, in connection therewith,
that GPRE second certain of its personnel to GP. 
 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and agreements
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows: 

ARTICLE 1 
 DEFINITIONS;
INTERPRETATION 
 1.1 Definitions. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Agreement shall have the
following respective meanings, unless context clearly requires otherwise: 
 “Affiliate” means, with respect to any
Person, (a) any other Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under common control with such Person, (b) any Person owning or controlling fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting interests of such Person,
(c) any officer or director of such Person, or (d) any Person who is the officer, director, trustee, or holder of fifty percent (50%) or more of the voting interests of any Person described in clauses (a) through
(c). For purposes of this definition, the term “controls,” “is controlled by” or “is under common control with” shall mean the possession, direct or indirect, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the
management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. For purposes of this Agreement, none of the Partnership Entities shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of GPRE nor shall GPRE be deemed
to be an Affiliate of any of the Partnership Entities. 

  
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 “Agreement” shall mean this Operational Services and Secondment Agreement,
together with all Exhibits attached hereto, as the same may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time in accordance with the provisions hereof. 

“Allocation Percentage” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.4. 

“Assets” means the assets of the Partnership Entities set forth in Exhibit A. 

“Benefit Plans” means each employee benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA, and any other material plan,
policy, program, practice, agreement, understanding or arrangement (whether written or oral) providing compensation or other benefits to any Seconded Employee (or to any dependent or beneficiary thereof), including, without limitation, any stock
bonus, stock ownership, stock option, stock purchase, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock, restricted stock or other equity-based compensation plans, policies, programs, practices or arrangements, and any bonus or incentive compensation plan,
deferred compensation, profit sharing, holiday, cafeteria, medical, disability or other employee benefit plan, program, policy, agreement or arrangement sponsored, maintained, or contributed to by GPRE or any of its ERISA Affiliates, or under which
GPRE or any ERISA Affiliate may have any obligation or liability, whether actual or contingent, in respect of or for the benefit of any Seconded Employee (but excluding workers’ compensation benefits (whether through insured or self-insured
arrangements) and directors and officers liability insurance). 
 “Business Day” means each calendar day other than a
Saturday, Sunday or a day that is an official holiday in the State of Nebraska. 
 “Effective Date” has the meaning set
forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 
 “End Date” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(b). 

“EPA” means the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency or any successor agency with similar jurisdiction. 

“ERISA” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. 

“ERISA Affiliate” means any entity that would be treated as a single employer with GPRE under Sections 414(b), (c) or
(m) of the Code or Section 4001(b)(1) of ERISA. 
 “GP” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this
Agreement. 
 “GPRE” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 

“Interest Rate” means the lesser of (i) two percent (2%) over the one month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
prevailing during the period in question, and (ii) the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. 

  
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 “Losses” means any and all costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’
fees), claims, demands, losses, liabilities, obligations, actions, lawsuits and other proceedings, judgments and awards. 

“Mediation Notice” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(b). 

“Omnibus Agreement” means that certain Omnibus Agreement dated July 1, 2015, among GPRE, GP, the Partnership and Green
Plains Operating Company, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as the same may be amended from time to time. 

“Partnership” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Agreement. 

“Partnership Agreement” means the First Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Partnership, dated as of
July 1, 2015, as the same may be amended, supplemented or restated from time to time. 
 “Partnership Entities” means
the Partnership and all of its direct and indirect subsidiaries. 
 “Party” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to
this Agreement. 
 “Period of Secondment” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 

“Person” means a natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint stock company, trust, estate,
joint venture, union, association or unincorporated organization, governmental authority or any other form of business or professional entity. 

“SEC” means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 

“Seconded Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 

“Seconded Employee Expenses” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2. 

“Secondment” means each assignment of any Seconded Employees to GP from GPRE in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.

 “Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 

“Services Reimbursement” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1. 

“Shared Seconded Employees” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 

“Termination Costs” means all liabilities incurred in connection with or arising out of the withdrawal, departure,
resignation or termination of employment (whether actual or alleged constructive termination) of any Seconded Employee, including, without limitation, liabilities relating to or arising out of any claim of discrimination or other illegality in
connection with such withdrawal, departure, resignation or termination, including cost of defense of such claims, and also including severance payments and benefits paid to a Seconded Employee in return for a release of claims. 

  
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 1.2 Interpretation. In this Agreement, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise: 
 (a) words used in the singular include the plural and words used in the plural include the singular; 

(b) references to any Person include such Person’s successors and assigns but, if applicable, only if such successors and assigns are
permitted by this Agreement, and a reference to such Person’s “Affiliates” shall be deemed to mean such Person’s Affiliates after the Effective Date; 

(c) any reference to any gender includes the other gender; 

(d) the words “include,” “includes” and “including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”; 
 (e) any reference to any Article, Section or Exhibit means such Article or Section of, or such Exhibit to, this
Agreement, as the case may be, and references in any Section or definition to any clause means such clause of such Section or definition; 

(f) the words “herein,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “hereto” and words of similar import shall be deemed
references to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other provision hereof; 
 (g) any reference to any agreement,
instrument or other document means such agreement, instrument or other document as amended, supplemented and modified from time to time to the extent permitted by the provisions thereof and by this Agreement; 

(h) any reference to any law (including statutes and ordinances) means such law (including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder)
as amended, modified, codified or reenacted, in whole or in part, and in effect at the time of determining compliance or applicability; 

(i) relative to the determination of any period of time, “from” means “from and including,” “to” means “to
but excluding” and “through” means “through and including”; 
 (j) if there is any conflict between the provisions
of the main body of this Agreement and the Exhibits hereto, the provisions of the main body of this Agreement shall control unless explicitly stated otherwise in such Exhibit; 

(k) the titles to Articles and headings of Sections contained in this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of reference only and shall
not be deemed to be a part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement; 

  
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 (l) any portion of this Agreement obligating a Party to take any action or refrain from taking
any action, as the case may be, shall mean that such Party shall also be obligated to cause its relevant Affiliates to take such action or refrain from taking such action, as the case may be; and 

(m) unless otherwise specified in this Agreement, all references to dollar amounts herein shall be in respect of lawful currency of the United
States. 
 1.3 Legal Representation of Parties. This Agreement was negotiated by the Parties with the benefit of legal
representation, and any rule of construction or interpretation requiring this Agreement to be construed or interpreted against any Party merely because such Party drafted all or a part of such Agreement will not apply to any construction or
interpretation hereof or thereof. 
 ARTICLE 2 

SECONDMENT 
 2.1
Seconded Employees. Subject to the terms of this Agreement, GPRE agrees to second the Seconded Employees to GP, and GP agrees to accept the Secondment of the Seconded Employees for the purpose of performing the operational and maintenance
activities related to the Assets that are described in Exhibit B (the “Services”). When used herein, the term “Seconded Employees” means those employees of GPRE who are engaged in providing the Services for
GP from time to time. The Seconded Employees will remain at all times the employees of GPRE, in addition they will also be temporary co-employees of GP during the Period of Secondment and shall, at all times during the Period of Secondment, work
under the direction, supervision and control of GP. Seconded Employees shall have no authority or apparent authority to, and shall not, act on behalf of GPRE during the Period of Secondment. Those rights and obligations of the Parties under this
Agreement that relate to individuals that were Seconded Employees but then later ceased to be Seconded Employees, which rights and obligations accrued during the Period of Secondment, will survive the removal of such individuals from the group of
Seconded Employees to the extent necessary to enforce such rights and obligations. 
 2.2 Period of Secondment. GPRE
will second the Seconded Employees to GP starting on the Effective Date and continuing, during the period (and only during the period) that the Seconded Employees are performing services for GP, until the earliest of: 

(a) the end of the term of this Agreement; 

(b) such end date for any Seconded Employees as may be mutually agreed by the Parties (the “End Date”); 

(c) a withdrawal, departure, resignation or termination of such Seconded Employees under Section 2.3; and 

(d) a termination of Secondment of such Seconded Employees under Section 2.4. 

  
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 The period of time that any Seconded Employee is provided by GPRE to GP is referred to in
this Agreement as the “Period of Secondment.” At the end of the Period of Secondment for any Seconded Employee, such Seconded Employee will no longer be subject to the direction by GP of the Seconded Employee’s day-to-day
activities. The Parties acknowledge that certain of the Seconded Employees may also provide services to GPRE in connection with operations conducted by GPRE (“Shared Seconded Employees”) and the Parties intend that such Shared
Seconded Employees shall only be seconded to GP during those times that the Shared Seconded Employees are performing services for GP hereunder. 

2.3 Withdrawal, Departure or Resignation. If any Seconded Employee tenders his or her resignation to GPRE as an employee of
GPRE, or if the employment of any Seconded Employee is terminated by GPRE, GPRE will promptly notify GP. During the Period of Secondment of any Seconded Employee, GPRE will not voluntarily withdraw or terminate such Seconded Employee except with the
consent of GP, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. 
 2.4 Termination of
Secondment. Subject to any restrictions contained in any collective bargaining agreement to which GPRE is a party, GP will have the right to terminate the Secondment to GP of any Seconded Employee for any reason at any time. GPRE will not,
without GP’s express consent, agree to any future amendments to any collective bargaining agreement that would increase the type or degree of any limitations on GP’s ability to terminate the Secondment of any Seconded Employee. Upon the
termination of any Seconded Employee’s Period of Secondment, GPRE will be solely liable for any costs or expenses associated with the termination of the Secondment, except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement. 

2.5 Supervision. During the Period of Secondment, GP shall: 

(a) be ultimately and fully responsible for the daily work assignments of the Seconded Employees (and with respect to Shared
Seconded Employees, during those times that the Shared Seconded Employees are performing services for GP hereunder), including supervision of their day-to-day work activities and performance consistent with the job functions associated with the
Services; 
 (b) set the hours of work and the holidays and vacation schedules (other than with respect to Shared Seconded
Employees, as to which GP and GPRE shall jointly determine) for Seconded Employees; and 
 (c) have the right to determine
training that will be received by the Seconded Employees. 
 In the course and scope of performing any Seconded Employee’s job
functions, the Seconded Employees will be integrated into the organization of GP, will report into GP’s management structure, and will be under the direct management and supervision of GP (acting in its capacity as the general partner of, and
on behalf of, the Partnership). GP agrees that with respect to any Seconded Employee who is otherwise represented by a union while working for GPRE, GP will be assigned GPRE’s rights and responsibilities of any applicable collective bargaining
agreement for the Period of Secondment as to any such employee, subject to any 

  
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changes agreed to between GPRE and any applicable union or as may be allowed by law. GP is not, hereby, agreeing to recognize any union or assume any bargaining obligation. Any and all
recognition and bargaining obligations, to the extent that they exist, will remain with GPRE. 
 2.6 Seconded Employees
Qualifications; Approval. GPRE will provide such suitably qualified and experienced Seconded Employees as GPRE is reasonably able to make available to GP, and GP will have the right to approve such Seconded Employees. All Seconded Employees
identified as of the Effective Date have been approved and accepted by GP as suitable for performing job functions related to the Services. 

2.7 Workers Compensation. At all times, GPRE will maintain workers’ compensation or similar insurance (either through an
insurance company or self-insured arrangement) applicable to the Seconded Employees, as required by applicable state and federal workers’ compensation and similar laws, and will name GP as an additional named insured under each such insurance
policy. 
 2.8 Benefit Plans. Neither GP nor any of the Partnership Entities shall be deemed to be a participating
employer in any Benefit Plan during the Period of Secondment. Subject to GP’s reimbursement obligations hereunder, GPRE shall remain solely responsible for all obligations and liabilities arising under the express terms of the Benefit Plans,
and the Seconded Employees will be covered under the Benefit Plans subject to and in accordance with their respective terms and conditions, as they may be amended from time to time. GPRE and its ERISA Affiliates may amend or terminate any Benefit
Plan in whole or in part at any time (subject to the applicable provisions of any collective bargaining agreement covering Seconded Employees, if any). During the Period of Secondment, neither GP nor any of the Partnership Entities shall assume any
Benefit Plan or have any obligations, liabilities or rights arising under the express terms of the Benefit Plans, in each case except for cost reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement. 

ARTICLE 3 
 SERVICES
REIMBURSEMENT 
 3.1 Operational Expenses. On or before the tenth (10th) Business Day after the end of each month
during the Period of Secondment, GPRE shall send an itemized invoice (in a form mutually agreed upon by GP and GPRE) to GP detailing all reimbursable expenses under Section 3.2 incurred by GPRE with respect to the Seconded Employees in
connection with the performance of the Services during the preceding month (the “Services Reimbursement”). GP shall, within ten (10) calendar days of receipt, pay such invoice, except for any amounts therein being disputed in
good faith by GP. Any amounts that GP has disputed in good faith and that are later determined by any court or other competent authority having jurisdiction, or by agreement of the Parties, to be owing from GP to GPRE shall be paid in full within
ten days of such determination, together with interest thereon at the Interest Rate from the date due under the original invoice until the date of payment. 

3.2 Services Reimbursement. Subject to Sections 3.3 and 3.4, the Services Reimbursement for each month during the
Period of Secondment shall include all costs and expenses incurred for such month by GPRE for the Seconded Employees, including the following (collectively, the “Seconded Employee Expenses”): 

(a) salary and wages (including payroll and withholding taxes associated therewith); 

  
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 (b) cash bonuses; 

(c) costs of matching and other employer 401(k) contributions; 

(d) costs of pension benefit accruals; 

(e) any cash expense associated with any deferred compensation plan, excluding benefit payments for contributions to the plan
that occurred or were based on services performed prior to the Period of Secondment; 
 (f) vacation, sick leave, personal
leave, maternity leave and any other federal or state mandated leave; 
 (g) healthcare coverage, including medical, dental,
vision and prescription drug coverage; 
 (h) flexible benefits plan, including medical care and dependent care expense
reimbursement programs; 
 (i) short-term disability benefits and long-term disability insurance premiums; 

(j) workers’ compensation insurance; 

(k) premiums for life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment insurance and any other insurance provided to the Seconded
Employees by GPRE; 
 (l) the vesting of any long-term incentive awards, whether granted before or during the Period of
Secondment; 
 (m) Termination Costs; 

(n) business travel expenses and other business expenses reimbursed in the normal course by GPRE, such as subscriptions to
business-related periodicals and dues to professional business organizations; 
 (o) any other employee benefit or
compensation arrangement customarily provided to all employees by GPRE for which GPRE incurs costs with respect to Seconded Employees; and 

(p) any sales taxes imposed upon the provision of any taxable services provided under this Agreement; provided,
however, that GP and GPRE contemplate that the services provided pursuant to this Agreement are not taxable services for sales and use tax purposes. 

  
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 Where it is not reasonably practicable to determine the amount of any such cost or expense
described above, GPRE and GP shall mutually agree on the method of determining or estimating such cost or expense, which may include the application of an agreed percentage benefit load to a Seconded Employee’s salary and wages in order to
value certain of the benefits listed above. If the actual amount of any cost or expense, once known, varies from the estimate used for billing purposes hereunder, the difference, once determined, shall be reflected as either a credit or additional
charge in the next monthly invoice issued by GPRE, or in such manner as may otherwise be agreed between GPRE and GP. 
 3.3
Adjustments Based on Period of Secondment. It is understood and agreed that GP shall be liable for Seconded Employee Expenses to the extent, and only to the extent, they are attributable to the Period of Secondment. As such, if the Period
of Secondment begins on other than the first day of a month or ends on other than the last day of a month, the Seconded Employee Expenses for such month shall be prorated based on the number of days during such month that the Period of Secondment
was in effect. 
 3.4 Adjustments for Shared Services. With respect to each Shared Seconded Employee, GPRE will
determine in good faith the percentage of such Shared Seconded Employee’s time spent providing services to GP (the “Allocation Percentage”). For each month during the Period of Secondment, the amount of the Services
Reimbursement payable by GP with respect to each Shared Seconded Employee shall be calculated by multiplying the Seconded Employee Expenses for such Shared Seconded Employee times the Allocation Percentage for such Shared Seconded Employee;
provided, however, that certain Second Employee Expenses shall not be allocated based on the Allocation Percentage but rather shall be allocated as follows: 

(a) Termination Costs with respect to any Shared Seconded Employee shall be allocated between the Parties based upon the
Allocation Percentage, provided that the Parties agree in advance to terminate such Shared Seconded Employee; otherwise, a Party who terminates a Shared Seconded Employee without first consulting with the other Party (including an actual or
alleged constructive termination) shall be solely responsible for all Termination Costs related to such termination, other than any Termination Costs arising solely out of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the other Party; 

(b) travel expenses and other expenses incurred with respect to and/or reimbursable to a Shared Seconded Employee shall be paid
by the Party for whom the Shared Seconded Employee was working at the time they were incurred, except that expenses related to activities that benefit both GP and GPRE (e.g. some types of training) shall be shared by the affected Parties in
accordance with the Allocation Percentage (or such other allocation as may be agreed between the affected Parties); and 

(c) the taxes described in Section 3.2(p) shall be reimbursable in full by GP. 

  
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 3.5 Cancellation or Reduction of Services. GP may terminate or reduce the level of
any of the Services on thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to GPRE. In the event GP terminates the Services, GP shall pay GPRE for the last month (or portion thereof) in which it received services plus any other amounts outstanding to
GPRE. 
 3.6 Reimbursements for Other Operational Expenses. This Agreement does not address the reimbursement of any
costs or expenses associated with Services other than Seconded Employee Expenses. To the extent that GPRE or any Affiliate of GPRE incurs any out-of-pocket expenses (other than Seconded Employee Expenses) in connection with the provision of
Services, GPRE or such Affiliate may be entitled to reimbursement therefor under the terms of the Partnership Agreement or the Omnibus Agreement. 

ARTICLE 4 
 ALLOCATION;
RECORDS; PAYMENT OBLIGATIONS 
 4.1 Allocation; Records. GPRE will use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain an
allocation schedule reflecting the direct and indirect costs of the Seconded Employee Expenses based on the services that the Seconded Employees have provided to GP in relation to the Assets. GP will use commercially reasonable efforts to keep and
maintain books/records reflecting hours worked and costs and expenses incurred in connection with each of the Seconded Employees. Each Party will have the right to audit such records maintained by the other during regular business hours and on
reasonable prior notice. 
 4.2 Payment. GPRE agrees to pay, as agent for GP, the Seconded Employee Expenses (or
provide the employee benefits with respect thereto, as applicable) of the employees temporarily assigned to GP under this Agreement, subject to GP’s reimbursement obligations under Article 3. Subject to GP’s reimbursement
obligations under Article 3, GPRE agrees to indemnify and hold GP harmless from any and all Losses incurred by GP or any of the Partnership Entities related to GPRE’s failure to carry out their duties to pay or provide employee benefits
to the Seconded Employees, except to the extent that such Losses arise solely out of or result solely from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of GP. 

ARTICLE 5 
 TERM 

The term of this Agreement will commence on the Effective Date and will continue for an initial period of ten years. Upon the expiration of
the initial ten year period, the term of this Agreement shall automatically extend for successive one year extension terms, unless either Party provides at least thirty (30) days’ prior written notice to the other Party prior to the
expiration of the initial ten year period or any extension term that the Party wishes for this Agreement to expire at the end of the initial ten-year period or the then-current extension term, as applicable. Upon proper notice by a Party to the
other Party, in accordance with this Article 5, that the Party wishes for this Agreement to expire on the expiration of the applicable period, this Agreement shall not automatically extend, but shall instead expire upon the expiration of the
applicable period and only those provisions that, by their terms, expressly survive this Agreement shall so survive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, GP may terminate this agreement at any time upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to GPRE
and only those provisions that, by their terms, expressly survive this Agreement shall so survive. 

  
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 ARTICLE 6 

GENERAL PROVISIONS 
 6.1
Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes and expresses the entire agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. All previous discussions, promises, representations and understandings relative thereto are
hereby merged in and superseded by this Agreement. 
 6.2 Choice of Law; Mediation; Submission to Jurisdiction. 

(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware, without regard to principles of
conflict of laws. The Parties hereby declare that it is their intention that this Agreement shall be regarded as made under the laws of the State of Delaware and that the laws of said State shall be applied in interpreting its provisions in all
cases where legal interpretation shall be required. Each of the Parties agrees (a) that this Agreement involves at least $100,000.00, and (b) that this Agreement has been entered into by the Parties in express reliance upon 6 Del. C.
§ 2708. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agrees (i) to be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and of the federal courts sitting in the State of Delaware, and
(ii) (A) to the extent such Party is not otherwise subject to service of process in the State of Delaware, to appoint and maintain an agent in the State of Delaware as such Party’s agent for acceptance of legal process, and
(B) that, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, service of process may also be made on such Party by prepaid certified mail with a proof of mailing receipt validated by the United States Postal Service constituting evidence of
valid service, and that service made pursuant to (b)(ii) (A) or (B) above shall, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, have the same legal force and effect as if served upon such Party personally within the State of Delaware.
The foregoing consents to jurisdiction and service of process shall not constitute general consents to service of process in the State of Delaware for any purpose except as provided herein and shall not be deemed to confer rights on any Person other
than the Parties. 
 (b) If the Parties cannot resolve any dispute or claim arising under this Agreement, then, no earlier than ten
(10) days nor more than sixty (60) days following written notice to the other Party, any Party may initiate mandatory, non-binding mediation hereunder by giving a notice of mediation (a “Mediation Notice”) to the other
Parties. In connection with any mediation pursuant to this Section 6.2, the mediator shall be jointly appointed by the Parties and the mediation shall be conducted in Omaha, Nebraska unless otherwise agreed by the Parties. All costs and
expenses of the mediator appointed pursuant to this section shall be shared equally by the Parties. The then-current Model ADR Procedures for Mediation of Business Disputes of the Center for Public Resources, Inc., either as written or as modified
by mutual agreement of the Parties, shall govern any mediation pursuant to this section. In the mediation, each Party shall be represented by one or more senior representatives who shall have authority to resolve any disputes. If a dispute has not
been resolved within thirty (30) days after the receipt of the Mediation Notice by a Party, then any Party may refer the resolution of the dispute to litigation. 

  
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 6.3 Amendment. Any actions or agreement by the Parties to amend, modify or
supplement this Agreement, in whole or in part, shall be binding upon the Parties, so long as such modification shall be in writing and shall be executed by all Parties with the same formality with which this Agreement was executed. 

6.4 Waiver. Any term or provision of this Agreement may be waived, or the time for its performance may be extended, by the Party
or Parties entitled to the benefit thereof. Any such waiver shall be validly and sufficiently given for the purposes of this Agreement if, as to any Party, it is in writing signed by an authorized representative of such Party. The failure of any
Party to enforce at any time any provision of this Agreement shall not be construed to be a waiver of such provision, or in any way to affect the validity of this Agreement or any part hereof or the right of any Party thereafter to enforce each and
every such provision. No waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall be held to constitute a waiver of any other or subsequent breach. 

6.5 Partial Invalidity. Wherever possible, each provision hereof shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and
valid under applicable law, but in case any one or more of the provisions contained herein shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect, such provision or provisions shall be ineffective to the extent, but
only to the extent, of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without invalidating the remainder of such provision or provisions or any other provisions hereof, unless such a construction would be unreasonable. 

6.6 Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their successors
and permitted assigns. The successors and permitted assigns hereunder shall include any permitted assignee under Section 6.11 as well as the successors in interest to such permitted assignee (whether by merger, liquidation (including
successive mergers or liquidations) or otherwise). 
 6.7 Third Party Beneficiaries. The provisions of this Agreement
are solely for the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns and shall not confer upon any third party any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement or other right. In furtherance but not in limitation of the
foregoing: (i) nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to provide any Seconded Employee with a right to continued secondment or employment; and (ii) nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute an amendment to any Benefit Plan
or limit in any way the right of GPRE and/or its ERISA Affiliates to amend, modify or terminate, in whole or in part, any Benefit Plan which may be in effect from time to time. 

  
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 6.8 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications required or permitted
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly given or delivered (i) when delivered personally, (ii) if transmitted by facsimile when confirmation of transmission is received or by email when receipt of such email is acknowledged
by return email, (iii) if sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, on the third Business Day after mailing or (iv) if sent by private courier when received; and shall be addressed as follows: 

 

			
	if to		Green Plains Inc.
			450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400
			Omaha, NE 68114
			Attention: General Counsel
			Email address: michelle.mapes@gpreinc.com
		
	if to		Green Plains Holdings LLC
			450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400
			Omaha, NE 68114
			Attention: General Counsel
			Email address: michelle.mapes@gpreinc.com

 A Party may change its address for the purposes of notices hereunder by giving notice to the other Party
specifying such changed address in the manner specified in this Section 6.8. 
 6.9 Further Assurances. The
Parties agree to execute such additional instruments, agreements and documents, and to take such other actions, as may be necessary to effect the purposes of this Agreement. 

6.10 Relationship of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement will constitute the Partnership Entities, GPRE or their respective
Affiliates as members of any partnership, joint venture, association, syndicate or other entity. 
 6.11 Assignment.
Neither Party will, without the prior written consent of the other Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, assign, mortgage, pledge or otherwise convey this Agreement or any of its rights or duties hereunder; provided,
however, that either Party may assign or convey this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other Party to an Affiliate. Unless written consent is not required under this Section 6.11, any attempted or purported
assignment, mortgage, pledge or conveyance by a Party without the written consent of the other Party shall be void and of no force and effect. No assignment, mortgage, pledge or other conveyance by a Party shall relieve the Party of any liabilities
or obligations under this Agreement. 
 6.12 Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon, and will inure to the
benefit of, the Parties and their respective successors, permitted assigns and legal representatives. 
 6.13
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall constitute one and the same Agreement. Each Party may execute this Agreement by
signing any such counterpart. 
 6.14 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement.

 6.15 Signatories Duly Authorized. Each of the signatories to this Agreement represents that he is duly authorized to
execute this Agreement on behalf of the Party for which he is signing, and that such signature is sufficient to bind the Party purportedly represented. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be signed by their authorized
representatives as of the date first above written. 
  

			
	GREEN PLAINS INC.
		
	By:		 /s/ Todd A. Becker

	Name:		Todd A. Becker
	Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

  

			
	GREEN PLAINS HOLDINGS LLC
		
	By:		 /s/ Todd A. Becker

	Name:		Todd A. Becker
	Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

 Signature Page to Operational Services and Secondment Agreement 

 EXHIBIT A 

Partnership Assets 
 The
Partnership Assets consist of all above and below-ground equipment, facilities and improvements owned (in whole or in part) or leased by any Partnership Entities, or with respect to which any of the Partnership Entities have the right and/or
obligation to operate and/or maintain, at each of the following locations (including each of the railcar assets): 
 Terminals 

 
  

			
	 Entity
	  	 Terminal Address

	BBTL, LLC	  	 1220 Brock Industrial Dr.
 Birmingham, AL
35208

		
	Birmingham BioEnergy Partners, LLC	  	 1904 16th Street North

Birmingham, AL 35204

		
	BlendStar LLC	  	n/a
		
	Bossier City BioEnergy Partners, LLC	  	 4800 Viking Dr.
 Bossier City, LA
71111

		
	Collins BioEnergy Partners, LLC	  	 4556 Highway 49 North
 Mount Olive, MS
39119

		
	Green Plains Capital Company LLC	  	n/a
		
	Green Plains Ethanol Storage LLC	  	See Ethanol Storage location Annex Below
		
	Green Plains Logistics LLC	  	n/a
		
	Green Plains Operating Company LLC	  	n/a
		
	Green Plains Partners LP	  	n/a
		
	Green Plains Trucking II LLC	  	None
		
	Little Rock BioEnergy Partners, LLC	  	 324 North Buckeye
 North Little Rock, AR
72114

		
	Louisville BioEnergy Partners, LLC	  	 3601 Ralph Avenue
 Louisville, KY
40211

		
	Nashville BioEnergy Partners, LLC	  	 1830 Linder Industrial Dr.
 Nashville, TN
37209
  
 4900 Centennial Blvd.

Nashville, TN 37209

		
	Oklahoma City BioEnergy Partners, LLC	  	 435 North Sunnylane Road
 Del City, OK
73117

  
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 Green Plains Ethanol Storage LLC Locations Annex: 

87950 Hillcrest Road 
 Atkinson,
NE 68713 
 49131 US Hwy 20 

O’Neill, Nebraska 68763 

1441 South Adams Street 

Bluffton, IN 46714 
 214 20th
Street 
 Central City, NE 68826 

1125 Bixby Road 
 Fairmont, MN
56031 
 1660 428th Street 

Lakota, IA 50451 
 11440 Cemetery
Road 
 Riga, MI 49276 (Physical Address) 

1918 McDonald Road 
 Rives TN
38253 
 48267 Val-E Road 
 Ord,
NE 68862 
 24096 - 170th Avenue 

Fergus Falls, MN 56537-7518 
 4124
Airport Road 
 Shenandoah IA 51601 

1495 320th Ave 

Superior IA 51363 
 7874 South 140th Road 
 Wood River, NE 68883-9300 

  
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 Storage Tanks 

27 ethanol storage facilities and the real property related thereto at the following locations: 

Atkinson, Nebraska 
 O’Neill,
Nebraska 
 Bluffton, Indiana 

Central City, Nebraska 
 Fairmont,
Minnesota 
 Lakota, Iowa 

Obion, Tennessee 
 Ord, Nebraska

 Fergus Falls, Minnesota 

Riga, Michigan 
 Shenandoah, Iowa

 Superior, Iowa 
 Wood River,
Nebraska 
 Railcars 

Approximately 2,200 leased railcars 

  
 A-3 

 EXHIBIT B 

Services 
 Operation of
the Assets in accordance with prudent industry practice and the directions for product movements given by GP, including but not limited to operation of the assets listed on Exhibit A and other facilities within such operating parameters and
specifications as may be in accordance with sound operating practices and applicable laws, operation of meter stations, including calibration of measurement and product analysis equipment and the coordination of product movements as directed. 

1. Regulatory: Making all required regulatory and permit filings; monitoring and updating all schedules related thereto; monitoring and
advising on EPA and other regulatory impacts; advising management and customers on regulatory matters. 
 2. Health, Environment,
Safety & Security: Make all regulatory contacts, monitor and develop and lead all safety and security programs. Develop and present all safety and security projects. 

3. Operations: 
  

	 	a.	Terminals and Storage Tanks: Services for the handling, storage and throughput of the customer’s product at each terminal needed to provide customer shared access to tankage for the commingled storage of the
customer’s product, together with rail car receiving and truck loading access for the throughput of the customer’s product; maintain or arrange to have maintained in good order and promptly repair the storage and equipment at each
terminal, including but not limited to pipelines, pumps, pumping equipment and any related equipment to be used for the receipt, storage, handling and transfer of the product delivered by the customer to each terminal; provide inventory reporting
services to the customer and assist customer with scheduling and inventory management of the customer’s product; and schedule and control access to each terminal. 

 

	 	b.	Storage Tanks: The receipt of the customer’s product, the operational storage of customer’s product in the capacities for each storage tank; the redelivery of customer’s product; the metering of receipts
and deliveries of customer’s product; scheduling deliveries into and out of the terminals; controlling access to the terminals; maintaining, cleaning, repairing, and when necessary, replacing components of the terminals so that they can
function at a level consistent with industry standards; performing inspections and otherwise monitoring the equipment in service at the terminals; and performing administrative and billing services associated with the use of the terminals.

  

	 	c.	 Railcars: Receive ethanol, petroleum and/or other oil products agreed to by the customer at receipt points identified by the customer. Load, or cause
to be loaded, into rail cars, at the applicable delivery points identified by the customer, the volumes of product nominated by the customer. Transport ethanol, petroleum 

  
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and/or other oil products identified by the customer to applicable delivery points identified by the customer via rail cars. Maintain, clean, repair, and when necessary, replace components of the
rail cars so that they function at a level consistent with industry standards. Perform inspections and otherwise monitor the equipment in service. Store rail cars. Schedule the use of rail cars, including arrivals and departures of rail cars from
the loading point and the actual hauling of rail cars from the loading point to its destination and obtain additional rail cars if necessary on a spot basis. Manage and track the movement of rail cars. Negotiate and maintain transportation contracts
with third-party locomotive and rail track operators, and schedule and monitor cross-country travel with such third party locomotive and rail track operators. Obtain permits, and otherwise satisfy regulatory and other legal requirements, necessary
to continue the use of the rail cars. Negotiate for and source leased rail cars. Perform administrative and billing services associated with the use of rail cars. 

4. Emergency response: Ensure that emergency response plans are in place for each ethanol storage facility, biofuel terminaling facility and
railcar line and truck transportation and ensure that employees are trained and ready to response to an incident if needed. 
 5. Training:
Train all new hourly field employees at the training center. Provide continuous training for all field employees at the center. Ensure that all technicians who need to be qualified meet applicable guidelines. 

6. Finance & administration: Pay all monthly bills, provide payroll services and monitor Green Plains Operating Company LLC’s
usage of company vehicles and equipment. Close the financial books on a monthly basis and provide assistance to Green Plains Partners LP’s financial reporting group on external SEC filings. Provide cost accounting and budgeting services for all
of Green Plains Operating Company LLC’s field regions and process departments. Monitor and update all fixed asset records for all companies Green Plains Operating Company LLC operates. 

7. Human resources: Work with human resources to assist in understanding and following applicable policies. Assist in hiring services for the
hourly field technician work force when needed. 
 8. Business Operations and Planning: Assist with strategic planning for Green Plains
Operating Company LLC. Advise regarding resource allocation for Green Plains Operating Company LLC. Monitor the Green Plains Operating Company LLC capital and expense budget. Work with finance and administration, and other Green Plains Partners LP
departments on the preparation and analysis of monthly, quarterly and annual financial and cash flow forecasts. Consulting and advisor services not specified elsewhere. 

  
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 Exhibit 10.4 

RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENT 

THIS RAIL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), is entered into as of the 1st day of July, 2015 (the
“Effective Date”), by and between Green Plains Logistics LLC (the “Operator”) and Green Plains Trade Group LLC (the “Customer”). Customer and Operator are sometimes referred to in this Agreement as
the “Parties” and individually as a “Party.” 
 WHEREAS, Operator leases, operates and maintains a
railcar based product transportation operation, using a fleet of approximately 2,200 railcars (each such railcar, a “Railcar” and all such Railcars, collectively, the “Railcar Fleet”). 

WHEREAS, Customer desires and has requested that Operator (a) take custody of ethanol, methanol, biodiesel, petroleum or other oil
products owned by Customer (the “Customer Product”), (b) load Customer Product designated by Customer, (c) transport Customer Product by railcar to designated delivery points, and (d) provide Customer with certain
ancillary services with respect to such railcar based transportation operations, and Operator desires to provide, and Customer desires to receive, the Rail Services (as defined herein) for the Customer Product, subject to and upon the terms and
conditions in this Agreement. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises of the parties and covenants and conditions
hereinafter set forth, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound, the parties hereto agree as follows: 

1. Basic Agreement. 
 a. Services:
Subject to the provisions of this Agreement, Operator’s Nomination and Scheduling Procedures to be mutually agreed by the parties hereto, and rights of all applicable governmental authorities, during the Term, Operator shall provide or cause to
be provided the following services with respect to Customer Product, in each case, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement (collectively, the “Rail Services”): 

i. Taking custody of Customer Product at one of the loading points described in Exhibit E (each such loading point, a
“Loading Point” and all of such Loading Points collectively, the “Loading Points”) designated by Customer and consistent with the Scheduling Protocols (as defined herein); 

ii. Loading, or causing to be loaded into Railcars, at the Loading Points designated by Customer, the volumes of Customer
Product designated by Customer; 
 iii. Utilizing the Railcar Fleet to transport Customer Product identified by Customer to
one of the delivery points identified by Customer and agreed to by Operator (each such delivery point, a “Delivery Point” and all of such Delivery Points, collectively, the “Delivery Points”); 

 iv. Maintaining, cleaning, repairing, and when necessary, replacing components of
each Railcar so that such Railcar can function at a level consistent with Operator’s standards in Section 1(b) (other than as described in Section 3(c)(i)); 

v. Performing inspections of and otherwise monitoring each Railcar providing services under this Agreement; 

vi. Storing Railcars; 

vii. Scheduling the use of each Railcar, including arrivals and departures of each Railcar from the loading point and the
actual hauling of Railcars from the loading point to its destination, and obtaining additional Railcars on a spot basis as necessary to perform the Rail Services hereunder; 

viii. Managing and tracking the movement of each Railcar providing services under this Agreement, including managing demurrage
charges; 
 ix. Negotiating and maintaining transportation contracts with third-party locomotive and rail track operators,
and scheduling and monitoring cross-country travel with such third party locomotive and rail track operators; 
 x. Obtaining
permits, and otherwise satisfying regulatory and other legal requirements of Operator necessary to operate the Railcar Fleet; 

xi. Negotiating for and sourcing any leased Railcars; and 

xii. Performing administrative and billing services associated with the use of the Railcar Fleet. 

b. Services Standard: Operator agrees to lease or own (as applicable) and operate and maintain, or cause to be operated and maintained,
at its sole cost, risk and expense, the Railcar Fleet and other facilities necessary to provide the Rail Services contemplated in this Agreement in a good and workmanlike manner in accordance with standards customary in this industry. 

c. Commingling: The Parties recognize and agree that Customer Product received by Operator into the Railcar Fleet may be commingled
with other product volumes and, subject to Operator’s other obligations herein, (i) such Customer Product shall be subject to such changes in quality, composition and other characteristics as may result from such commingling, and
(ii) Operator shall have no other obligation to Customer associated with changes in quality of Customer Product as the result of such commingling. 

d. Product Specifications and Quality: Customer agrees to provide Operator a Certificate of Analysis (“COA”) that
meets the specifications set forth in Exhibit B for all Customer Product delivered to each Loading Point. Customer will be responsible for all fees for the storage and return of any applicable loaded Railcars, as well as any contamination and
remediation or removal costs of contaminated Customer Product caused by delivery of any product into tank storage which is identified in any way to be contaminated (“Off Spec”). 

  
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 e. Minimum Capacity Commitment: During each month of the Term, Operator will provide to
Customer the minimum railcar volumetric capacity for such month, measured in gallons, described in Exhibit D (each, the “Minimum Capacity Commitment”). Customer shall have the right to deliver the applicable Minimum Capacity
Commitment at Loading Points each calendar day during the Term subject to all other terms and conditions in this Agreement. In the event Customer has additional Customer Product available to ship during a month, Customer will notify Operator of the
availability of such Customer Product. Operator will use its best efforts to accommodate such additional Customer Product over and above the applicable Minimum Capacity Commitment, and Customer and Operator will negotiate in good faith the terms of
providing Rail Services with respect to such additional Customer Product. 
 f. Reports: Within 10 days after the end of each month,
during the Term, Operator shall notify Customer of any decreases in the railcar volumetric capacity that Operator can make available to Customer as a result of the expiration of existing Railcar leases. Upon delivery of such notice, the applicable
Minimum Capacity Commitment shall be reduced as reflected on Exhibit D hereto (the “Adjusted Minimum Capacity Commitment”). 

g. Adjustment of Quantities: A barrel shall consist of forty-two (42) U.S. gallons, and a gallon shall contain two hundred
thirty-one (231) cubic inches. All receipts and deliveries will be calculated on the basis of sixty degrees Fahrenheit (60°F), using Table 6B ASTM D- 1250. Operator shall insure that every receipt and delivery has been temperature
corrected. 
 2. Inventory Reporting and Logistics Services: Operator will provide inventory reporting services to the Customer and assist Customer
with scheduling and inventory management. Operator shall send Customer’s inventory reports by email daily. It is understood that any emailed report represents the activity of the immediately preceding twenty-four (24) hour period, with the
exception of weekends and holidays, which will be sent electronically on the next business day. Customer is responsible for reporting any discrepancies with the reports to Operator in a timely manner. 

3. Fees; Charges. 
 a. Rail
Transportation Services: 
 i. Each month, Customer shall pay to Operator a fee for Rail Services with respect to railcar volumetric
capacity provided by Operator in an amount equal to: (i) the Adjusted Minimum Capacity Commitment, stated in gallons, multiplied by (ii) $0.432658 per gallon, divided by (iii) 365, multiplied by (iv) the number of days in the
month (the “Rail Transportation Services Fee”). 
 ii. If, during any period all or any portion of the
applicable Adjusted Minimum Capacity Commitment is unavailable in accordance with Section 4(b) of this Agreement, Customer’s obligation to pay the Rail Transportation Services Fee will be decreased proportionately with respect to
such unavailable portion of the applicable Adjusted Minimum Capacity Commitment, but solely for the period that such portion of the applicable Adjusted Minimum Capacity Commitment is unavailable. 

  
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 b. Related Services: Customer is required to use Operator for the Rail Services even if
Customer itself (or a third party), rather than Operator, provides the underlying railcar volumetric capacity. Accordingly, each month, Customer shall pay to Operator a fee for applicable Rail Services with respect to railcar volumetric capacity
provided by Customer (or a third party) in an amount equal to: (i) such railcar volumetric capacity, stated in gallons, multiplied by (ii) $0.01599 per gallon, divided by (iii) 365, multiplied by (iv) the number of days in the
month (the “Related Services Fee”). 
 c. Charges: Customer will reimburse Operator for the following charges
incurred by Operator (collectively, the “Charges”) to the extent incurred in connection with providing the Services: 

i. Changes in Law: Customer acknowledges and agrees to pay all increased costs related to changes in law or any
governmental regulations related to the specifications, operation and maintenance of the Railcar Fleet. 
 ii.
Demurrage: Customer acknowledges and agrees to pay all such demurrage charges to Operator incurred in connection with providing the Rail Services; provided, however, Customer shall not be responsible for any demurrage charges due solely to
delays in loading or unloading of Customer Product to the extent caused by the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Operator. 

iii. Switching and Unloading Fees: Customer acknowledges and agrees that any switching and unloading fees for Railcars
will be the responsibility of the Customer. 
 iv. Third-Party Common Carriers: Customer acknowledges and agrees to
pay all fees incurred by Operator under any transportation contract with third-party common carriers in connection with providing the Rail Services. 

d. Allocation of Charges: To determine the applicable Charges due to Operator by Customer, Operator shall allocate, pro rata on a
volumetric basis, such charges to Customer and any other customers utilizing the Railcar Fleet. In the event regulations are adopted to address concerns related to safety of Railcars that require the replacement or retrofitting of Railcars to comply
with such regulations (“Railcar Safety Regulations”), Operator shall, in its sole discretion, be permitted to exercise its reasonable judgment to determine either to retrofit or replace a Railcar (the “Railcar
Determination”). To the extent Customer disagrees with the allocable Charges or the Railcar Determination, then either Party may notify the other of its request to have an industry expert determine such disputed allocable Charges or the
Railcar Determination (the Party to give such a notice, the “Notifying Party”, and the recipient of such a notice, the “Notice Receiving Party”). Upon the receipt of such a request for an industry expert
determination from the Notifying Party, the Notifying Party and Notice Receiving Party shall confer in good faith for up to five business days to agree on the selection of an industry expert to determine, to the extent disputed, the allocable
Charges or the Railcar Determination. If the Parties are unable to agree upon the selection of an industry expert, each Party shall select an industry expert and the two industry experts so selected will select a Person to serve as the industry
expert. Following such selection of an industry expert, each Party shall present to the industry expert a written statement of its position on the allocable Charges or the Railcar 

  
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Determination not later than thirty (30) days after the selection of such industry expert. The decision of the industry expert will be conclusive, binding upon, and non-appealable by the
Parties. The costs and expenses of the industry expert shall be shared equally by the Parties. 
 4. Scheduling; Suspension. 

a. Customer shall nominate loading of Customer Product in accordance with the Nomination and Scheduling Procedures mutually agreed to by the
parties hereto and the applicable Delivery Points for deliveries of Customer Product as identified by Customer and agreed to by Operator. 

b. Suspension: During any period when sufficient volumetric capacity on the Railcar Fleet is unavailable to handle all or any portion
of the Adjusted Minimum Capacity Commitment for any reason (other than as a result of actions or inactions by Customer), including, but not limited to unavailability due to necessary maintenance or repairs on the Railcar Fleet, because of the
occurrence of a Force Majeure Event or because such unavailability is reasonably necessary (as determined by Operator in its discretion) to avoid injury or harm to persons, property or the environment, or to maintain the integrity of any of the
Railcars, then the applicable Adjusted Minimum Capacity Commitment shall be reduced by the volumetric amount of such unavailability, but solely for the duration of such unavailability. 

c. Shutdown of Services: Operator shall have the right to curtail or interrupt receipts and deliveries of Customer Product for brief
periods to perform necessary maintenance of and repairs or modifications (including modifications required to perform its obligations under this Agreement) to the Railcar Fleet; provided, however, that Operator shall use its commercially reasonable
efforts to (i) coordinate its maintenance, repair, and modification operations on the Railcar Fleet with the operations of Customer and (ii) schedule maintenance, repair, and modification operations on the Railcar Fleet so as to avoid or
minimize, to the greatest extent possible, service curtailments or interruptions of Rail Services. Operator shall provide Customer with thirty (30) days prior notice of any upcoming normal and routine maintenance, repair, and modification
projects that Operator has planned that would result in a material curtailment or interruption of Customer’s deliveries of Customer Product and the estimated time period for such curtailment or interruption. 

5. Payment. 
 a. Monthly Fees and
Charges: Operator shall, on or before the 10th business day of each month, invoice Customer via email for other fees and charges incurred during the preceding month(s) that have not previously been invoiced, and Customer shall make payment to
Operator within five (5) business days following receipt of the invoice via wire transfer or ACH to an account designated by Operator, or check payment to the address designated on such invoice. Customer shall be responsible to pay any bank
charges incurred by Customer when remitting funds via wire transfer or ACH. Customer shall advise Operator of the proper address for which to forward invoices, fax information, email or phone numbers for any other contacts Operator may need. 

  
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 b. Interest and Other: Customer agrees that an interest charge of 1% per month, or
12% per annum, may be charged on all past due balances, and Customer agrees to pay Operator any and all such accrued interest charges incurred on all past due balances. Customer agrees that Operator shall not be obligated to provide any Rail
Services during any period that Customer has failed to pay invoices when due. In the event Customer has a good faith dispute of any portion of an invoice, Customer shall immediately notify Operator in writing and via email of the disputed amount,
with a detailed explanation, and shall pay the undisputed portion of such invoice in accordance with the payment terms of this Section. After receipt of notice of a disputed amount, Customer and Operator shall meet to resolve the disputed amount
within thirty (30) days of receipt of notice. 
 c. Liens: Title to the Customer Product shall at all times remain with Customer
or its assignees. At all times to the extent permitted by law, Operator shall have all valid and applicable statutory, common law and contractual liens upon all Customer Product at any time loaded on any of the Railcars for the fees and all other
charges and costs that are due and payable to Operator by Customer, whether such fees and costs are incident to Customer Product then loaded on any of the Railcars. 

6. Definition of Liability. 
 a.
Possession and Control: Subject to Operator’s rights under Section 5(c), title to Customer Product shall always remain with Customer. However, the Railcars shall be deemed to obtain physical custody and control of Customer
Product at the time of loading of Customer Product to a Railcar at the applicable Loading Point(s), and shall retain such physical custody and control of Customer Product until Operator delivers such Customer Product to the applicable Delivery
Point(s). Operator shall not be liable in any way for Customer Product not in its custody and control. 
 b. Product Gains/Losses:
With respect to Customer Product, normal evaporation and handling losses will not exceed five-tenths percent (0.5%) (the “Evaporation Threshold”). Operator shall not be liable for normal evaporation and handling losses not in excess
of the Evaporation Threshold. Customer Product gains and losses will be analyzed at the end of each month and reconciled at the end of each calendar year at minimum. 

c. Delivery of Contaminated Product: Operator shall immediately notify Customer if any Customer Product loaded on a Railcar is
identified as Off Spec or otherwise unsuitable for storage, handling, or transport (“Off Spec Product”). Operator shall be required to load, offload, or otherwise handle such Off Spec Product upon Customer’s request. Customer
shall be responsible for any and all costs of removal and replacement of Off Spec Product (including removal from storage) including Railcars, trucks, or equipment containing such Customer Product or utilized for load out of Customer Product, to
include any subsequent commingled Customer Product that becomes Off Spec as a result, as quickly as reasonably feasible following Customer’s knowledge of such contaminated Customer Product being delivered to a Loading Point. Any contaminated
product not removed within 120 hours of notification by Operator to Customer, shall incur a charge of $50.00 per day until such time any Railcar is emptied and considered suitable for subsequent product delivery and operation. 

  
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 d. Insurance and Liability: Each of the parties agrees to maintain commercial general
liability insurance and other insurance coverage as reflected in Exhibit A of this Agreement with insurance companies licensed to do business in each State through which the Railcars shall pass. Customer acknowledges and understands that the
limits and any other requirements in Exhibit A are subject to change by Operator at any time and Operator will provide timely notice of any changes to Customer and third parties. Neither party shall be responsible to the other for any loss
covered by the aforesaid insurance. Customer shall be responsible for obtaining additional insured certificates from its customer’s and hauler’s insurance carriers naming Operator as an additional insured. Customer acknowledges that all
insurance requirements of the Operator must be complied with at all times. Each party agrees to indemnify and hold the other party, (including its agents and employees) harmless from and against all claims, fines, penalties, losses, costs, attorneys
lees, judgments, and damages for personal injuries and property damage, including claims for strict liability, which occur or arise from the negligence or willful act or omission of such party, their agents, employees, representatives or contractors
(each a “Loss” and collectively, the “Losses”). Neither party shall be liable to the other party for indirect, incidental, consequential, exemplary, punitive, special or speculative damages for any failure to
perform or for the manner of performance, including without limitation lost profits or savings, even if the other party has been advised of the possible existence of such losses. In the event Customer and Operator, or their respective employees,
agents, representatives or contractors, are concurrently or jointly liable for Losses indemnifiable under this Agreement, the indemnification provided by each party to the other under this Agreement shall be proportionate to the percentage of the
Loss attributable to that party’s (or its employee’s, agent’s, representative’s or contractor’s) negligence. 
 For the avoidance
of doubt, Operator agrees to maintain insurance covering Customer’s property, while in Operator’s physical custody and control, against physical loss or damage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no instance shall Operator maintain
insurance or be responsible for loss or damage occasioned by Customer’s delivery of any Off Spec Product, as more specifically set forth in Section 6(c) of this Agreement. 

e. Compliance with Law: Customer represents to Operator that the Customer Product contemplated to be transported pursuant to this
Agreement is not derived or manufactured from crude petroleum or gas that was produced or withdrawn from storage in violation of any federal, state or other governmental law, or in violation of any rule, regulation or order promulgated by any
governmental agency having, or presuming to have, jurisdiction over the Railcar Fleet. Each party certifies that their respective trucks, tanks and other equipment operated by them under this Agreement are constructed, operated, and maintained in
accordance with applicable legal requirements of all federal, state and local authorities having jurisdiction. Customer shall comply with all applicable laws and shall be responsible for obtaining all governmental permits, licenses and approvals,
and satisfying all formalities which may be necessary to manufacture and transport Customer Product, or otherwise in connection with this Agreement. Operator shall comply with all applicable laws and shall be responsible for obtaining all
governmental permits, licenses and approvals, and satisfying all formalities which may be necessary to receive, transport and deliver the Customer Product, or otherwise in connection with this Agreement. 

  
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 7. Taxes. Customer shall be responsible for paying (or reimbursing Operator for) all taxes (other than
income taxes, gross receipt taxes, and similar taxes) that Operator incurs on Customer’s behalf for the services Operator provides to Customer under this Agreement. 

8. Title. Except as provided in Section 5(c), Operator shall not acquire any right, title or interest in the Customer Product delivered to
Operator pursuant to this Agreement and all title and ownership or such Customer Product shall remain exclusively with Customer or Customer’s customer. Except as provided in Section 5(c), Operator shall not represent itself to any
third party as the owner of any of Customer Product and shall hold Customer Product in trust for Customer. 
 9. Term. The initial term, of this
Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and shall continue for a period of six (6) years (the “Initial Term”) and shall automatically renew for successive twelve (12) month terms thereafter (each such term, a
“Renewal Term” and all Renewal Terms, together with the Initial Term, the “Term”) until terminated by either party by providing 360 days written notice of such termination to the other party. 

10. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated by mutual agreement of both parties prior to the end of the Initial Term or any Renewal Term. Without
prejudice to any other right or remedy, and except for Customer’s payment obligations under this Agreement, the occurrence and continuation of any of the following events with respect to a party (the “Defaulting Party”) shall
constitute good cause for immediate termination of this Agreement by the other party (the “Non-Defaulting Party”) upon written notice to the Defaulting Party: (i) the failure of the Defaulting Party to carry out any material
term or provision of this Agreement for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice specifying such failure has been given by the Non-Defaulting Party, (ii) the failure of the Defaulting Party to pay any amount due to the other party
under this Agreement, and such failure is not remedied within thirty (30) days of written notice from the Non-Defaulting Party, or (iii) the Defaulting Party shall (A) become bankrupt or insolvent, however evidenced, or be unable to
pay its debts as they fall due, (B) file a petition or otherwise commence a proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar law, or have any such petition filed or proceeding commenced against it, or (C) have a
liquidator, administrator, conservator, receiver or trustee appointed with respect to it or any substantial portion of its property or assets, which remains undismissed or stayed for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days. 

11. Notices. Any notice provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be either personally delivered, mailed first class mail (postage
prepaid), sent by reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid), sent by electronic email, or sent by facsimile transmission to the parties at the address set forth below, or at such address or to the attention of such other person as either
party has specified by prior written notice to the other party. Notices shall be deemed to have been given hereunder when delivered personally, by electronic mail (provided that a copy of a notice delivered by electronic mail is also deposited with
an overnight courier for delivery to the addressee on the following business day), three (3) days after deposit in the U.S. mail, one (1) day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier service (charges prepaid) and upon machine
generated acknowledgment when sent by facsimile. If any time period for giving notice or taking action hereunder expires on a day which is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the time period shall automatically be extended to the first business day
immediately following such Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. The addresses of the parties are: 
 If to Operator: 

Green Plains Logistics LLC 
 450
Regency Parkway, Suite 400 
 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 

Attention: General Counsel 

  
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 If to Customer: 

Green Plains Trade Group LLC 
 450
Regency Parkway, Suite 400 
 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 

Attention: General Counsel 
 12. Force
Majeure. If either party is rendered unable, wholly or in part, by reason of Force Majeure, to perform or comply with any obligation or condition of such party under this Agreement (a “Force Majeure Event”), upon giving prompt
notice to the other party (such notice being not more than thirty (30) days subsequent to the Force Majeure Event), such obligation or condition shall be suspended during the continuance of the inability so caused and such party shall be
relieved of any liability during such period; provided, however, that such party shall use diligent efforts to end the failure or delay of its performance or compliance with any obligation or condition of this Agreement and ensure the effects
of such Force Majeure Event are mitigated. Such party shall resume the performance of its suspended obligations as soon as reasonably practicable after the conclusion of the Force Majeure Event. For purposes of this Agreement, the term
“Force Majeure” shall include: federal, state, county, or municipal orders, rules, legislation, or regulations; a party’s compliance with any orders of any governmental authority or persons purporting to act therefor; or when
the supply of Product or any facility of production, manufacture/storage, transportation, distribution, or delivery contemplated by either party, is interrupted, unavailable and/or inadequate because of acts of God, acts of war or the public enemy,
terrorist attacks, strikes, lockouts, or other disturbances, riots, hurricanes, floods, fires, explosion, or destruction (including those related to third-party carriers) from any involuntary cause of any character, either similar or dissimilar to
the foregoing, reasonably beyond the control of the party failing to perform; provided, however, that (i) failure to pay any sums due hereunder, (ii) the adoption of regulations that require the retrofitting or replacement of
railcars, (iii) the repeal of government usage mandates for ethanol or (iv) insufficiency of ethanol product supply available to Customer shall not constitute an event of Force Majeure. 

13. Customer Guarantee. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, Customer shall deliver to Operator a guarantee from Green Plains Inc. in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the “Customer Guarantee”). 

  
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 14. Non-Exclusive License for Use of Track and Property. Prior to the execution of this Agreement,
Customer (or its affiliate) and Operator shall have entered into a non-exclusive license in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit F (the “Non-Exclusive License for Use of Track and Property”) for the use by
Operator of rail tracks and equipment owned by Green Plains Inc. or its affiliates. 
 15. Third Parties. Nothing contained herein, express or
implied, is intended to confer upon any person, other than the parties hereto and their permitted successors and assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. 

16. Amendment and Waiver. Except as otherwise provided herein, no modification, amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be
effective against either party unless such modification, amendment or waiver is approved in writing and countersigned by each party hereto. The failure of any party to enforce any of the provisions of this Agreement shall in no way be construed as a
waiver of such provisions and shall not affect the right of such party thereafter to enforce each and every provision of this Agreement in accordance with its terms. The addition of any person as a party to this Agreement shall not constitute a
modification or amendment to any provision of this Agreement. 
 17. Assignability; Change of Control. 

a. This Agreement shall not be assignable by either party without the written consent of the other party hereto, except that either party may
assign this Agreement to an affiliate company, its financial institution as collateral security for money borrowed, or to any successor in the event of a merger, consolidation, reorganization or the sale of all or substantially all of its assets.

 b. For the avoidance of doubt, Customer’s obligations hereunder shall not terminate if Green Plains Inc. ceases to control the
general partner of Green Plains Partners LP. 
 18. Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such
manner as to be effective and valid under applicable law, but if any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any respect under any applicable law or rule in any jurisdiction, such invalidity, illegality or
unenforceability shall not affect the validity, legality or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement in such jurisdiction or affect the validity, legality or enforceability at’ any provision in any other jurisdiction, but this
Agreement shall be reformed, construed and enforced in such jurisdiction as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein. 

19. Entire Agreement. Except as otherwise expressly set forth herein, this Agreement embodies the complete agreement and understanding among the
parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes and preempts any prior understandings, agreements or representations by or among the parties, written or oral, which may have related to the subject matter hereof in any way.

 20. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts (including by manual telecopied signature pages or by email in portable
document format (“PDF”)), each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same 

  
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agreement. This Agreement, the agreements referred to herein, and each other agreement or instrument entered into in connection herewith or therewith or contemplated hereby or thereby, and any
amendments hereto or thereto, to the extent signed and delivered by means of facsimile machine or by email in PDF, will be treated in all manners and respects as an original agreement or instrument and will be considered to have the same binding
legal effect as if it were the original signed version thereof delivered in person. At the request of any party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument, each other party hereto or thereto will re-execute original forms thereof and deliver them
to the other party. No party hereto or to any such agreement or instrument will raise the use of a facsimile machine or by email in PDF to deliver a signature or the fact that any signature or agreement or instrument was transmitted or communicated
through the use of a facsimile machine or by email in PDF as a defense to the formation or enforceability of a contract and each such party forever waives any such defense. 

21. Remedies. The parties shall be entitled to enforce their rights under this Agreement specifically, to recover damages in accordance with this
Agreement by reason of any breach of any provision of this Agreement and to exercise all other rights existing in their favor. The parties hereto agree and acknowledge that money damages may not be an adequate remedy for any breach of the provisions
of this Agreement and that the parties may apply to any court of law or equity of competent jurisdiction for specific performance and/or injunctive relief to enforce or prevent any violation of the provisions of this Agreement. If a bond is
required, the parties agree that a bond not to exceed $1,000 shall be adequate in all respect to protect the interests of the parties. 
 22. Descriptive
Headings. The descriptive headings of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. 
 23.
Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nebraska. 
 24. No Strict
Construction. The parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement. If an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement will be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties
hereto, and no presumption or burden of proof will arise favoring or disfavoring any party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement. 

25. Counsel. The Parties hereto each state that they have read this Agreement carefully, that they have consulted with legal counsel regarding the
terms and provisions of this Agreement (or have had the opportunity to consult with legal counsel and chosen not to do so), and that they have relied solely upon their own judgment without the influence of anyone in entering into this Agreement.

 26. Independent Contractors. Operator and Customer are independent contractors, and nothing contained within this Agreement shall be construed to
constitute Operator and Customer as partners, joint venturers, co-owners or otherwise as participants in a joint or common undertaking. Operator and Customer specifically agree that it is not authorized to make any contract, agreement, warranty or
representation on behalf of the other party or to create any obligation, whether express or implied, on behalf of the other party. 

  
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 27. Arbitration: The parties agree that any dispute or claim that is not settled by the parties shall be
arbitrated in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association. Arbitration shall be by a single arbitrator selected by Customer and Operator in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association. The arbitration shall be held in such place as may be specified by the arbitrator (or any place agreed to by Customer, Operator and the arbitrator). The decision or the arbitrator shall be final and binding as to any matters
submitted. The arbitration shall be governed by the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. § 1 through 16, and judgment upon the award of the arbitrator may be entered by any court having jurisdiction thereof. All costs and expenses incurred
in connection with, any such arbitration proceeding (including reasonable attorneys’ fees) shall be borne by the Party incurring such costs and expenses. Each party shall bear the expense of deposits and advances required by the arbitrator in
equal proportions, but either party may advance such amounts, subject to recovery as an addition or offset to any award. For the avoidance of doubt, the monetary recovery owed to the prevailing party to the arbitration proceeding shall include
reimbursement of such advances. Upon the conclusion of any arbitration proceedings hereunder, the arbitrator shall be instructed to render a final reasoned written arbitration award setting forth the basis and reasons for any decision reached (the
“Final Award”) and shall be instructed to deliver a signed copy of the Final Award to Customer and Operator. The Final Award shall constitute a conclusive determination of all issues in question, binding upon the parties, and shall
include an affirmative statement to such effect. The arbitrator chosen in accordance with these provisions shall not have the power to alter, amend or otherwise affect the terms of these arbitration provisions or the provisions of this Agreement.

 28. Confidentiality and Nondisclosure: Each of the Parties agrees to keep confidential and not to disclose (and shall make all reasonable efforts
to cause its officers, directors, employees, agents, and attorneys to keep confidential and not to disclose) the terms and details contained herein within this Agreement, and the discussions and negotiations leading up to or relating to the
preparation and execution of this Agreement, except as required by law, including Federal securities law, or by any court, administrative or governmental entity. 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written. 
  

			
	OPERATOR: GREEN PLAINS LOGISTICS LLC
	
	 /s/ Michelle S. Mapes

	Name:		Michelle S. Mapes
	Title:		Executive Vice President—General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

  

			
	CUSTOMER: GREEN PLAINS TRADE GROUP LLC
	
	 /s/ Michelle S. Mapes

	Name:		Michelle S. Mapes
	Title:		Executive Vice President—General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

 Signature Page to Rail Transportation Services Agreement 

 EXHIBIT A 

Insurance Requirements (subject to change at Operator’s sole discretion) 

Property Damage: Operator provided coverage: Operator agrees to maintain insurance covering Customer’s property, while in Operator’s physical
custody and control, against physical loss or damage. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in no instance shall Operator maintain insurance or be responsible for loss or damage occasioned by Customer’s delivery of any contaminated Product, as more
specifically set forth in Section 6(c) of this Agreement. 
  

					
	 Coverage
	  	 Limit of Liability

			
	Commercial General Liability - Occurrence Form including Contractual Liability and Broad Form Property damage	  	 General Aggregate Limit

Products/Completed Operations Aggregate

Each Occurrence
 Personal &
Advertising Injury Limit
	  	$5,000,000
	  	  	$5,000,000
	  	  	$1,000,000
	  	  	$1,000,000
	  	  	$1,000,000
			
	Commercial Umbrella - Occurrence Form. Underlying coverages must include General Liability, Employers’ Liability and Automobile Liability	  	 General Aggregate Limit

Products/Completed Operations Aggregate

Each Occurrence
	  	$10,000,000
	  	  	$10,000,000
	  	  	$10,000,000
			
	 Workers’ Compensation

Employers’ Liability
	  	 Bodily Injury by Accident, each accident

Bodily Injury by Disease, policy limit

Bodily Injury by Disease, each employee
	  	$1,000,000
	  	  	$1,000,000
	  	  	$1,000,000
			
	Automobile Liability - Covering all owned, hired or non-owned automobiles	  	 Bodily Injury and Property Damage, Combined

Single Limit
	  	$1,000,000
	Other	  	  
 1.) All coverages above shall include a Waiver of
Subrogation in favor of Operator.

	  	  
 2.) Automobile, General Liability and Umbrella Coverages
shall be endorsed to include Operator.

	  	  
 3.) All policies above shall be endorsed stating no
insurance shall be cancelled, altered or amended to reduce coverage without thirty (30) days written notice to Operator.

	  	  
 4.) Workers’ Compensation/Employers Liability policy
should include Alternate Employer endorsement in favor of Operator.

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

Product Quality Testing and Specifications 

Customer shall not deliver Product not fully meeting the Ethanol Specifications of the current ASTM D4806, as listed below. Operator shall have the final
decision on whether Product complies with the Specifications and shall have the unilateral right to reject Product not meeting the Specifications from being delivered to any Delivery Point. The Product in each Railcar shall be tested by the
applicable terminal for specific gravity and clarity. Any Railcar not meeting the quality assurance requirements shall not be unloaded. The Operator shall notify the Customer of such Off Spec Railcar and Customer shall be responsible to schedule
such Off Spec Railcar with the Railroad for departure from the applicable terminal as quickly as is reasonably feasible following Customer’s knowledge of such Off Spec Product being presented at a terminal. Coordination of this testing and
payment of the associated costs of testing shall be by the Operator. 
 Prior to the commencement of delivery of Product from any storage tank at a terminal
to trucks for a Customer, following the receipt of additional Product inventory into such tank, the storage tank inventory will be sampled, tested, and a certificate of compliance (a “COC”) issued. Additionally, any tank that has
not already been certified due to the normal course of business during each month will be sampled, tested and a new COC issued at the end of each month (“Oversight Testing”). Copies of such COC(s) will be made available to the
Customer, upon request, and a copy of the most recent COC will also be made available by each terminal to accompany each truck when loaded at the applicable terminal truck rack. The coordination of the testing and issuance of COC’s for the
storage tanks will be arranged by Operator. Operator will make every reasonable effort to manage the inbound and outbound movements to and from the commingled storage tanks at each terminal so as to minimize the number of times the tanks have to be
recertified. Except for the Oversight Testing, the associated costs for certification of the ethanol storage tanks per this paragraph will be accumulated monthly and billed to the Customers at cost, prorated according to their percentage of Product
shipped into the terminals for that month. Operator will pay for the cost of Oversight Testing. 
  

					
	 Property
	  	 Specification
	  	 ASTM Test Method

	Ethanol volume %, min	  	    92.100	  	D5501
	Methanol, volume %, max	  	      0.500	  	
	Solvent-washed gum, mg/100 ml max	  	      5.000	  	D381
	Water content, volume %, max	  	      1.000	  	E203
	Denaturant content, volume %, min	  	      1.960	  	
	 Volume %, max
	  		  	parts/100fuel ETCH
	Inorganic Chloride content, mass ppm (mg/L) max	  	    32.000	  	D512
	Copper content, mg/kg, max	  	      0.100	  	D1688
	Acidity (as acetic acid CH3COOH), mass percent (mg/L), max	  	      0.007	  	D1613
	pHe	  	      6.5-9.0	  	D6423
	Sulfates, max ppm	  	      4.000	  	D7319 - 11e13
		  	       Visibly free of suspended or

      precipitated contaminants

      (clear in Appearance)

  
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 Notes to Product Specifications 
  

	1.	Minor amounts of commercially acceptable additives, such as corrosion inhibitors are permitted. 

	2.	Denaturant shall be only unleaded gasoline, gasoline components, or natural gasoline at a minimum concentration of two parts by volume per 100 parts by volume of fuel ethanol and shall have a maximum end boiling point
of 437°F by ASTM D4806. 

	3.	All shipping facilities are required to have IC/GC sulfate testing equipment. Sulfate testing at the shipping facility is required to be on a batch basis. All facilities are required to provide a potential sulfate test
result. 

  
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 EXHIBIT C 

FORM OF CUSTOMER GUARANTEE 

GUARANTY 
 In
consideration of Green Plains Logistics LLC (“Beneficiary”) agreeing at the request of Green Plains Inc., 450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400, Omaha, Nebraska 68114 (“Guarantor”) to enter into and execute that certain
Rail Transportation Services Agreement, dated , 2015 (the “Agreement”) with Green Plains Trade Group LLC (“Obligor”), Guarantor does hereby guarantee to Beneficiary, irrevocably and unconditionally, except as set
forth in this Guaranty, the payment, upon Beneficiary’s demand, by Obligor of all obligations of Obligor to Beneficiary under the Agreement, whether now in existence or hereafter arising (the “Guaranteed Obligation”). 

Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this Guaranty and notice of any obligation to which it may apply, and, except as provided in
this Guaranty, waives presentment, demand for payment, protest, notice of dishonor, non-payment or non-performance of any such obligation, suit or the taking of other action by Beneficiary against, and any other notice to, Obligor, Guarantor or
others. 
 Beneficiary may at any time and from time to time without notice or consent of Guarantor (a) agree with Obligor to make any
change in, or amend, the terms of any Guaranteed Obligation, (b) take or fail to take any action in respect of any security for any Guaranteed Obligation, (c) exercise or refrain from exercising any rights against Obligor or others under
the Agreement, or (d) compromise or subordinate any Guaranteed Obligation, including any security therefor, with the assurance that the obligation of Guarantor to Beneficiary will not be impaired or compromised beyond that which is ultimately
agreed to between Beneficiary and Obligor. 
 This guaranty shall continue in full force and effect until the date of termination of the
Guaranteed Obligation. It is understood, however, that notwithstanding any such expiration or termination taking effect, this Guaranty shall continue in full force and effect with respect to any Guaranteed Obligation guaranteed hereunder which have
been incurred, arise or otherwise relate to any period prior to such expiration or termination becoming effective. Guarantor further agrees that this Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time the
payment, or any part thereof, of any Guaranteed Obligation is rescinded or must otherwise be reinstated or returned due to bankruptcy or insolvency laws or otherwise. 

This Guaranty is one of payment and not one of collection. Beneficiary may make written demand directly on Guarantor for such payment upon
default by Obligor of any Guaranteed Obligation. In addition, Guarantor, upon demand, will reimburse Beneficiary for reasonable attorney fees necessarily incurred by Beneficiary in collection of payments or enforcement of performance hereunder.
Except as to applicable statutes of limitation, delay by Beneficiary in making demand will not alter Guarantor’s obligation under this Guaranty and Beneficiary will not be required to exhaust any remedies it may have against Obligor. 

Notices and demands are to be made (i) via personal delivery, express courier or certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt
requested, with such method of delivery effective upon 

  
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receipt, or (ii) via electronic mail, with such method of delivery effective upon confirmation of receipt (but only if followed by transmittal by personal delivery or express courier for
delivery on the next business day). Any notice to Guarantor or demand on Guarantor must be made to the following address, to the attention of General Counsel; Green Plains Inc., 450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400, Omaha, Nebraska, 68114,
michelle.mapes@gpreinc.com. 
 THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN CONFORMITY WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA WITHOUT
REGARD TO ANY CONFLICT OF LAWS DOCTRINE WHICH WOULD APPLY THE LAWS OF ANOTHER JURISDICTION. GUARANTOR HEREBY SUBMITS TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEBRASKA AND TO FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED WITHIN THE COUNTY OF DOUGLAS IN THE CITY OF
OMAHA. 
 EACH OF GUARANTOR AND BENEFICIARY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT IT MAY
HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY RELATING TO THIS GUARANTY OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY WHETHER BASED ON CONTRACT, TORT OR ANY OTHER THEORY. EACH OF GUARANTOR AND BENEFICIARY (A) CERTIFIES THAT
NO AGENT, ATTORNEY, REPRESENTATIVE OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PERSON WOULD NOT SEEK TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, AND (B) ACKNOWLEDGES THAT GUARANTOR AND
BENEFICIARY, AS APPLICABLE, HAVE BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS GUARANTY BY, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS PARAGRAPH. 

No term of provision of this Guaranty may be waived, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified except in a writing signed by Guarantor and
Beneficiary. 
 This Guaranty embodies the entire terms of the guaranty of payment by Guarantor to Beneficiary for the Guaranteed
Obligation, superseding any related prior understandings or agreements. 
 This Guaranty is executed effective as of
                , 2015. 
  

	
	GREEN PLAINS INC.
	
	  

	  

	  

  
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 EXHIBIT D 

MINIMUM CAPACITY COMMITMENT 
  

					
	 Period
	  	Minimum Capacity
Commitment
(millions of gallons)	 
	 July 2015
	  	 	66.30	  
	 August 2015
	  	 	66.30	  
	 September 2015
	  	 	63.99	  
	 October 2015
	  	 	63.99	  
	 November 2015
	  	 	63.99	  
	 December 2015
	  	 	63.99	  
	 January 2016
	  	 	63.24	  
	 February 2016
	  	 	63.24	  
	 March 2016
	  	 	63.24	  
	 April 2016
	  	 	63.24	  
	 May 2016
	  	 	62.97	  
	 June 2016
	  	 	61.20	  
	 July 2016
	  	 	61.20	  
	 August 2016
	  	 	61.20	  
	 September 2016
	  	 	58.20	  
	 October 2016
	  	 	57.09	  
	 November 2016
	  	 	36.78	  
	 December 2016
	  	 	36.48	  
	 January 2017
	  	 	36.48	  
	 February 2017
	  	 	36.48	  
	 March 2017
	  	 	35.43	  
	 April 2017
	  	 	35.43	  
	 May 2017
	  	 	35.43	  
	 June 2017
	  	 	35.43	  
	 July 2017
	  	 	35.43	  
	 August 2017
	  	 	35.43	  
	 September 2017
	  	 	33.12	  
	 October 2017
	  	 	33.12	  
	 November 2017
	  	 	33.12	  
	 December 2017
	  	 	33.12	  
	 January 2018
	  	 	33.12	  
	 February 2018
	  	 	33.12	  
	 March 2018
	  	 	28.62	  
	 April 2018
	  	 	28.05	  
	 May 2018
	  	 	26.25	  
	 June 2018
	  	 	26.25	  
	 July 2018
	  	 	26.25	  
	 August 2018
	  	 	26.25	  
	 September 2018
	  	 	26.25	  
	 October 2018
	  	 	26.25	  
	 November 2018
	  	 	26.25	  
	 December 2018
	  	 	26.25	  
	 January 2019
	  	 	26.25	  
	 February 2019
	  	 	26.25	  
	 March 2019
	  	 	24.75	  
	 April 2019
	  	 	24.75	  

  
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	 May 2019
		 	24.75	  
	 June 2019
		 	22.35	  
	 July 2019
		 	16.65	  
	 August 2019
		 	16.65	  
	 September 2019
		 	16.65	  
	 October 2019
		 	16.65	  
	 November 2019
		 	16.65	  
	 December 2019
		 	16.65	  
	 January 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 February 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 March 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 April 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 May 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 June 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 July 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 August 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 September 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 October 2020
		 	16.65	  
	 November 2020
		 	15.66	  
	 December 2020
		 	8.16	  
	 January 2021
		 	5.22	  
	 February 2021
		 	5.22	  
	 March 2021
		 	5.22	  
	 April 2021
		 	5.22	  
	 May 2021
		 	5.22	  
	 June 2021
		 	0.72	  
	 July 2021
		 	0.72	  
	 August 2021
		 	0.72	  
	 September 2021
		 	0.72	  
	 October 2021
		 	0.72	  
	 November 2021
		 	0.72	  
	 December 2021
		 	0.72	  
	 January 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 February 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 March 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 April 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 May 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 June 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 July 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 August 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 September 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 October 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 November 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 December 2022
		 	0.72	  
	 January 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 February 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 March 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 April 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 May 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 June 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 July 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 August 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 September 2023
		 	0.72	  

  
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	 October 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 November 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 December 2023
		 	0.72	  
	 January 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 February 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 March 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 April 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 May 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 June 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 July 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 August 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 September 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 October 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 November 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 December 2024
		 	0.72	  
	 January 2025
		 	0.72	  
	 February 2025
		 	0.72	  
	 March 2025
		 	0.72	  
	 April 2025
		 	—  	  

  
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 EXHIBIT E 

LOADING POINTS 
 O’Neill, Nebraska

 Bluffton, Indiana 
 Central City, Nebraska 

Fairmont, Minnesota 
 Lakota, Iowa 

Obion, Tennessee 
 Ord, Nebraska 

Otter Tail, Minnesota 
 Riga, Michigan 

Shenandoah, Iowa 
 Superior, Iowa 

Wood River, Nebraska 

  
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 EXHIBIT F 

NON-EXCLUSIVE LICENSE FOR THE USE OF TRACK AND PROPERTY 

THIS LICENSE dated as of this      day of             ,
2015 between GREEN PLAINS             , a Delaware limited liability company, 450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400, Omaha, NE 68114 (“Licensor”), and Green Plains Partners LP, a
Delaware limited partnership, and its wholly owned subsidiaries, 450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400, Omaha, NE 68114 (“Licensee”). 

For and in consideration of the mutual benefits and obligations set forth in this License, the Parties agree to be bound as follows:

  

	1.	LICENSED PROPERTY. 

 Licensor hereby permits the non-exclusive use to Licensee of
a portion of railroad track (“Track”) at Licensor’s facility (“Property”) (sometimes collectively referred to as the “Licensed Premises”) located in the City of
            ,          County,      [state], as more particularly described in Exhibit A to this License. 

 

	2.	TERM. 

 The initial term of this License (“License Term”) shall commence
at 12:01 a.m. on (“Commencement Date”) and shall last for a period of six years ending at 11:59 a.m. on the date immediately preceding the sixth anniversary date of the Commencement date (“Termination Date”.) The License Term
will thereafter automatically renew for successive one year terms unless earlier terminated by either party with three hundred sixty (360) days written notice. 
  

	3.	RENT. 

  

	 	3.1.	Rent for the Licensed Premises (“Rent”), shall be $100 per year, payable annually, in advance, on the Commencement Date and each subsequent anniversary thereof, for each subsequent year the annual Rent shall
be subject to increases as provided for in Exhibit B attached hereto and made a part hereof. Licensee shall send all payments to: 

Green Plains [Plant] LLC 
 450
Regency Parkway, Suite 400 
 Omaha, NE 68114 

or to such other address as Licensor may indicate by written notice to Licensee in accordance with the terms of this License. 

 

	 	3.2.	Licensee shall make all payments without prior demand, setoff, or counterclaim. Licensor may apply each payment when received in such order as Licensor may determine, regardless of any rule, law, practice or custom
between Licensor and Licensee. No payment shall operate as an accord and satisfaction, notwithstanding any statement or endorsement accompanying such payment. 

  

	 	3.3.	If Licensee does not make the payments for a period of thirty (30) days from the day same shall have been due and payable, then Licensee shall pay a service charge at the rate of 1.5% per month (or at the
legal maximum in the jurisdiction in which the Licensed Premises are located, whichever is less) on the amount of any such unpaid amount. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event Licensee does not make a payment for a period of sixty
(60) days from the day same shall have been due and payable, then Licensee shall give up all rights upon its non-payment and Licensor shall have the right to terminate this License immediately. 

  
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	4.	USE. 

  

	 	4.1.	Licensee shall use the Licensed Premises solely to load/unload rail cars with ethanol at Licensor’s facility and to transfer ethanol from or to Licensee’s trucks on the Licensed Track (“Use”), and
for no other purpose without the prior written consent of Licensor. 

  

	 	4.2.	Licensee shall not allow the Licensed Premises to be used by any other person or firm without the prior written consent of Licensor. Licensee shall not have the right to detour trains of any other party over or upon the
Track without obtaining Licensor’s prior written consent Licensee shall not enter into or make a contract or agreement for the handling of Licensee equipment, cars or trains over or upon the Track, or any portion of the Track without obtaining
Licensor’s prior written consent. 

  

	 	4.3.	Licensee shall, at its sole cost and expense, promptly comply with all present and future laws, statutes, regulations, ordinances, orders, covenants, restrictions, or decisions of any governmental authority or court of
competent jurisdiction affecting the Use and condition of the Licensed Premises and any equipment placed or used thereon and Licensee’s operations and activities on the Licensed Premises (“Legal Requirements”). Licensee shall obtain
all permits required by any federal, state, municipal or other governmental entity necessary for Licensee’s Use of the Licensed Premises as outlined in this Section. 

 

	 	4.4.	All railcar movements shall be performed by Licensor, subject, however to Licensee’s right to use a Trackmobile (defined below) on the Track in accordance with the provisions hereof. 

 

	 	4.4.1.	TRACKMOBILE. The following shall apply to Licensee’s use of the Track for the purpose of the intraplant switching of railroad cars with an on-track unit: 

 

	 	4.4.1.1.	Licensee’s use of the Track for the purpose of intraplant switching of railroad cars with an on-track unit, hereinafter called “Trackmobile”, or any other use of the Trackmobile shall be subject to the
following terms and conditions set forth below. Should Licensee cause or permit the Trackmobile to be used or operated by its contractor, Licensee shall cause its contractor to comply with such terms and conditions. 

 

	 	4.4.1.1.1.	Movement of railcars on the Track other than with a Trackmobile is strictly prohibited. 

  

	 	4.4.1.1.2.	 Use of the Track shall be only for contract carriage or private carriage operations. Railcar movement operations shall be performed by Licensee

  
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and coordinated with Licensor. Licensee shall not perform or allow its contractor to perform any common carrier services or transportation by rail carrier on, along or from the Track. Without
limiting the generality of the forgoing, Licensee acknowledges and agrees that it shall not be allowed to perform, or have a third party perform on Licensee’s behalf, the following: (i) switch industries or transload upon the Track (other
than Licensee’s ethanol originally loaded or unloaded at the Licensed Premises); (ii) set out, pick up, or store equipment, railcars, or trains upon the Track, or any part thereof, except as otherwise provided herein; (iii) serve any
industry, shipper, receiver, team or house track, transload, or other facility now existing or hereafter located along the Track; (iv) provide any passenger service of any kind or handle or operate passenger trains on or along the Track.

  

	 	4.4.1.1.3.	The Trackmobile shall be equipped, maintained, and operated by Licensee in strict accordance with the statutes of the United States and all valid orders of the National Transportation Safety Board, Federal Railroad
Administration, Surface Transportation Board, and/or other public authority which may have jurisdiction. 

  

	 	4.4.1.1.4.	The Trackmobile shall be operated in strict accordance with applicable railroad rules and procedures, and in such a manner as to not interfere with the usual and necessary operations of Licensor. Licensee and/or its
contractor will not handle railcars or any trackage occupied by Licensor crews. The Trackmobile shall be operated so as not to permit any part of it or any railcars which it may be handling to foul other tracks of Licensor. 

 

	 	4.5.	Licensee shall not make any changes to the Licensed Premises without the prior written consent of Licensor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. Changes to the Track necessary to comply with the requirements of a
public authority due to Licensee’s Use of the Licensed Premises shall be made at Licensee’s sole expense and with written consent of Licensor, which shall not be unreasonably withheld. 

 

	5.	RESERVED FACILITIES. 

  

	 	5.1.	Subject to Section 4.4, Licensor reserves the right to operate, maintain, repair, replace, augment, or relocate (provided that said relocation does not unreasonably interfere with Licensee’s Use of the
Licensed Premises for the purposes set forth in Section 4) any Reserved Facilities, as defined in Section 5.2. This License is subject and subordinate to any right which Licensor or any easement holder, Licensee, or licensee of Licensor
may have in the Reserved Facilities. Licensee shall not interfere with the maintenance or operation of the Reserved Facilities, or the rights of any easement holders, Licensees, or Licensees with respect thereto. 

 

	 	5.2.	“Reserved Facilities” means existing tracks, pipes, conduits, thoroughfares, roads, tunnels, electric communication and signal transmission lines and poles and guys for such lines, and any other facilities of
similar nature on, above or below the ground, belonging to any party whomsoever and existing within or adjacent to the Licensed Premises. 

  

	 	5.3.	Licensor reserves the right to use the Licensed Premises provided that such use does not unreasonably interfere with the Use thereof by Licensee. 

  
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	6.	TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS. 

 Licensor is responsible for the payment of real estate
property taxes for the Licensed Premises. Licensee is responsible for all other taxes and assessments (as presently charged or amended in the future) associated with its Use of the Licensed Premises. Licensee shall keep the Licensed Premises free
and clear of any liens or judgments for unpaid taxes and assessments for which Licensee is responsible. 
  

	7.	UTILITIES. 

 Licensee, at its sole cost and expense (including fees for permits
and similar documents), shall obtain all utility services required or desired by Licensee. Licensee shall be responsible for all charges for utilities consumed by, and directly supplied to, Licensee by the provider thereof. To the extent any
existing utility services on the Licensed Premises are used by Licensee with Licensor’s prior, written consent, and are not separately metered or billed to Licensee, Licensee shall pay a reasonable proportion of the cost of the utility
services. 
  

	8.	CONDITION OF LICENSED PREMISES AND MAINTENANCE. 

  

	 	8.1.	Licensee has fully inspected and accepts the Licensed Premises in “as is” condition. Licensor makes no representations as to the zoning, condition, utility, or fitness of the Licensed Premises for any
use.

  

	 	8.2.	Licensee at its sole cost and expense, shall clean up any commodity spilled or released by reason of Licensee’s unloading activities. 

 

	 	8.3.	Licensor will periodically perform necessary general roadway maintenance, including grading, dust control and snow removal, of the driveway and turning area at the shared expense of the Licensee and any other licensed
users of the Licensed Premises on the following basis, one third by the Licensor and two-thirds shared equally by the Licensee and any other licensed users for the maintenance period. Any additional repairs or maintenance necessary, as a result of
the Licensee’s negligence, regulatory non-compliance, contractual breach or the Licensee’s request for additional work or improvements, will be performed by Licensor at the sole expense of the Licensee. 

 

	 	8.4.	Licensor shall perform all general maintenance and repairs necessary to keep the Track in good order and in safe condition at Licensor’s expense. All maintenance of the Track shall be performed to a minimum of
Federal Railroad Administration Class I track standards. Any additional repairs or maintenance necessary, as a result of the Licensee’s negligence, regulatory non-compliance or contractual breach, will be performed by Licensor at the sole
expense of the Licensee. 

  

	 	8.5.	Licensee shall keep the Licensed Premises free of all hazardous materials and obstructions. 

  
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	9.	SIGNS AND IMPROVEMENTS. 

 Licensee shall not place any sign, advertising, or
improvements on the Licensed Premises without the prior written consent of Licensor. If Licensee fails to remove improvements and other property of Licensee and of any other party following License termination or expiration, Licensor may elect to
retain such improvements or property, or enter the Licensed Premises and raze or remove same and Licensee hereby waives any claim or right of action with respect thereto. Licensee shall pay Licensor all of Licensor’s costs related to such
razing or removal, including without limitation storage and transportation. Licensee shall indemnify, defend and save harmless Licensor from and against any claim or action by any party brought or asserted against Licensor with respect to such
retention, razing, or removal. 
  

	10.	ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING. 

 Licensee shall not assign, license or transfer any
portion of Licensee’s interest in this License or the Licensed Premises other than to an affiliate without the prior written consent of Licensor, and any attempt to do so without such consent shall render same null and void. Such consent by
Licensor shall not be unreasonably withheld. Licensee shall not permit any security interest in any third party to attach to the Licensed Premises or any part thereof, or any improvements or any personal property now or hereafter placed or kept
thereon, without the prior written consent of Licensor, and any attempt to do so without such consent shall render same null and void. 
  

	11.	LIABILITY. 

  

	 	11.1.	Except to the extent caused by the negligent acts or omissions of Licensor, Licensee shall indemnify and defend Licensor against and from all expenses, damages, actions, fines, penalties, claims, judgments, settlements,
and demands of every kind or nature, including reasonable counsel, investigator and expert fees, arising out of any failure by Licensee to perform any of the agreements, terms, covenants, or conditions of this license, and any bodily injury, death,
or property loss or damage to or of any person or entity that comes upon the Licensed Premises or appurtenances thereto, or on or under the walkways, roadways, sidewalks, curbs, or loading areas contiguous thereto, however occurring, to the extent
related to Licensee’s Use of the Leased Premises, and also for any matter growing out of the condition, occupation, maintenance, alteration, repair, use, or operation of the Licensed Premises or appurtenances thereto or any part thereof, or of
the walkways, roadways, sidewalks, curbing, and loading areas contiguous thereto. 

  

	 	11.2.	Licensor shall relieve, indemnify, and defend licensee against and from all expenses, damages, actions, fines, penalties, claims, judgments, settlements, and demands of every kind or nature, including reasonable
counsel, investigator and expert fees, to the extent caused by the negligent acts or omissions of Licensor. 

  

	 	11.3.	The negligent acts or omissions of any tenant, invitee, licensee, employee, contractor, agent or grantee of Licensee occurring on the Licensed Premises shall be deemed the negligent acts or omissions of Licensee. The
negligent acts or omissions of any tenant, invitee, licensee, employee, contractor, agent or grantee of Licensor occurring on the Licensed Premises shall be deemed the negligent acts or omissions of Licensor. 

 

	 	11.4.	Licensee and Licensor shall pay their respective proportionate shares of any loss that arises out of the joint or concurrent negligence of Licensee and Licensor; provided, however, that nothing in this License shall be
construed as impairing the right of either party to seek contribution or indemnification from a third person. 

  
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	12.	ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE. 

  

	 	12.1.	Responsibility for environmental claims (as defined in section 12.5) as between the parties shall be borne as follows: 

  

	 	12.1.1.	Licensor shall be responsible for environmental claims arising from: (a) environmental conditions existing on the Licensed Premises prior to the date of this License, or (b) use of the Licensed Premises by
Licensor or its licensees or contractors from and after the date of this License pursuant to section 4 and section 5 unless such environmental claims arise solely from Licensee’s negligence, in which event Licensee shall be liable as set forth
in sections 12.1.2 or 12.1.3, or (c) its failure, or that of its Licensees or contractors, to comply with its obligations under this License if and to the extent such failure is a contributing cause to such environmental claims.

  

	 	12.1.2.	Licensee shall be responsible for environmental claims arising from: (a) environmental conditions on the Licensed Premises from and after the date of this License based on the actions of Licensee or its contractors
or invitees; or (b) its failure, or that of its licensees or contractors, to comply with Licensee’s obligations under this License if and to the extent such failure is a contributing cause to such environmental claims. 

 

	 	12.1.3.	The parties hereto shall bear their respective proportionate shares of responsibility for environmental claims arising from the joint responsibility of Licensor and Licensee as set forth in sections 12.1.1 and 12.1.2.

  

	 	12.2.	Except as otherwise provided in section 12.1.3, the party which is responsible for any environmental claim shall release the other party from all responsibility for such environmental claim and shall defend, indemnify,
protect and save harmless the other party from and against such environmental claim. 

  

	 	12.3.	Licensee shall give immediate written notice to Licensor of any release of hazardous substances on or from the Licensed Premises, any violation of environmental laws, inspection or inquiry of governmental authorities
charged with enforcing environmental laws with respect to Licensee’s use of the Licensed Premises, or any condition or activity on the Licensed Premises which creates a risk of harm to persons, property or the environment. 

 

	 	12.4.	 In the event any cleanup, response, removal or remediation of any environmental condition is required by a governmental entity (hereinafter
collectively referred to as “response action”), Licensee shall not be entitled to any damages, actual or consequential, by reason of the response action’s interference with Licensee’s use of the Licensed Premises. If any response
action results in a portion of the Licensed Premises being rendered unusable by Licensee for the purposes set forth in section 4 for a period in excess 

  
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of 5 consecutive days, the Rent shall be reduced pro rata to reflect the portion of the Licensed Premises rendered unusable; however, there shall be no abatement in the Rent for any interference
with Licensee’s use of the Licensed Premises due to a response action for which Licensee is either partially or wholly responsible pursuant to sections 12.1.2 or 12.1.3. If any response action results in a portion of the Licensed Premises being
rendered unusable to Licensee for the purposes set forth in section 4, for which Licensee is neither partially or wholly responsible, for a period in excess of 30 consecutive days, the Rent shall continue to be reduced proportionately as described
above. If any response action results in a portion of the Licensed Premises being rendered unusable to Licensee for the purposes set forth in section 4, for which Licensee is neither partially or wholly responsible, for a period in excess of 120
consecutive days, the Rent will continue to be reduced proportionately as described above and, in addition, Licensee shall have the option of terminating this License. Licensee shall permit Licensor and its contractors full, unrestricted and
unconditional access to the Licensed Premises for the purpose of completing or engaging in a response action for which Licensor has any responsibility or, at Licensor’s option, a response action for which Licensee is responsible pursuant to
sections 12.1.2 or 12.1.3 should Licensee fail to diligently pursue and complete such response action to the satisfaction of Licensor. Licensor’s completion of any of Licensee’s obligations hereunder shall not be deemed a waiver of
Licensee’s obligations under this license. Licensor shall have the right, but not the obligation, to conduct reasonable inspections of Licensee’s response action and Licensee shall provide Licensor all information requested by Licensor
regarding Licensee’s response action or any environmental claims for which Licensee is responsible.

  

	 	12.5.	The term “environmental claims” means any cleanup, response, removal or remediation required by a governmental entity, related to any environmental conditions affecting the air, soil, surface waters, ground
waters, streams, sediments and similar environmental conditions caused by, resulting from, arising out of, or occurring in connection with this License. 

  

	13.	INSURANCE. 

  

	 	13.1.	Licensee shall maintain in effect continuously during the term of this License a policy of comprehensive general liability insurance, including contractual liability covering the liability assumed by Licensee under the
provisions of this License. Such insurance shall be in limits of not less than $5,000,000.00 combined single limit, bodily injury and property damage liability each occurrence. Licensee shall furnish to Licensor certificates evidencing such
insurance in companies and form acceptable to Licensor and providing not less than thirty (30) days notice of cancellation or any material change in coverage. 

  
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	14.	CONDEMNATION 

 Subject to Licensee’s right to recover from Licensor an amount
equal to the depreciated value of the improvements that were placed on the Licensed Premises by Licensee with Licensor’s consent, if all or any part of the Licensed Premises shall be acquired or taken under eminent domain proceedings, or
transferred to a public authority in lieu of such proceedings, Licensor may terminate this License as of the date when possession is taken. Subject to the above, all damages awarded for such taking shall belong to and be the property of Licensor and
Licensee shall have no claim against Licensor by reason of such taking or termination and shall not have any claim or right to any portion of the amount that may be awarded or paid to Licensor as a result of any such taking. In addition to the
above, Licensee may make claims against the condemning authority for moving expenses, loss of fixtures, or other matters which do not affect the award otherwise payable to Licensor so long as such claim does not reduce the award otherwise payable to
Licensor. 
  

	15.	DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES. 

  

	 	15.1.	Should Licensee default in: (1) fulfilling any of the covenants or obligations of this License other than the covenants for making payments; or (2) if the Licensed Premises become vacant or deserted; or
(3) if the Licensed Premises are damaged by reason of negligence or carelessness of Licensee, or its agents, then, in any one or more of such events, upon Licensor serving a thirty (30) day notice upon Licensee specifying the nature of
said default, and upon the expiration of said thirty (30) days, if Licensee shall have failed to remedy such default, or if the said default or omission complained of shall be of such a nature that the same cannot be completely cured or
remedied within said thirty (30) day period and Licensee has not diligently commenced curing such default within such thirty (30) day period and shall not thereafter with reasonable diligence and in good faith proceed to remedy or cure
such default, then Licensor may serve a ten (10) day notice of termination of this License upon Licensee, and upon the expiration of said ten (10) days, this License and the License Term hereunder shall end and expire and Licensee shall
then quit and surrender the Licensed Premises to Licensor. 

  

	 	15.2.	If the notice provided for in Section 15.1 hereof shall have been given, and the term shall have expired as aforesaid; or (a) if Licensee shall default in making a timely payment as herein provided and has
failed to cure such default for a period of thirty (30) days following Licensee’s receipt of notice of such default from Licensor; or (b) if any execution or attachment shall be issued against Licensee or any of Licensee’s
property whereupon the Licensed Premises shall be taken or occupied or attempted to be taken or occupied by someone other than Licensee; or (c) if there occurs a Bankruptcy Default as defined in Section 16 hereof; then, and in any of such
events, Licensor may, without notice, re-enter the Licensed Premises either by force or otherwise, and dispossess Licensee and the legal representatives of Licensee or other occupant of the Licensed Premises, by summary proceedings or otherwise, and
remove their effects. Licensee hereby waives the service of notice of intention to re-enter or to institute legal proceedings to that end. If Licensee shall default hereunder prior to the date fixed as the commencement of any renewal or extension of
this License, Licensor may cancel and terminate such renewal or extension agreement by written notice. 

  

	 	15.3.	Licensor may, in addition to any other remedies set forth in this Section, and subject to the other notice and right to cure provisions in Section 15.1 above, suspend rail service in the event Licensee breaches any
of the covenants in this License, and such suspension may continue until such breach is remedied. 

  
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	16.	BANKRUPTCY. 

 If, at the date fixed as the Commencement Date or at any time during
the License Term, there shall be filed by or against Licensee in any court, pursuant to any statute either of the United States or of any state, a petition in bankruptcy, or there shall be commenced a case by or against Licensee under the Bankruptcy
Code, or a petition filed in insolvency or for reorganization or for the appointment of a receiver or trustee of all or a portion of Licensee’s property (all the hereinabove collectively referred to as a “Bankruptcy Default”),
Licensor may terminate this License in which event neither Licensee nor any person claiming through or under Licensee by virtue of any statute or of an order of any court shall be entitled to possession or to remain in possession of the Licensed
Premises, and shall immediately surrender the Licensed Premises to Licensor. Licensor, in addition to the other rights and remedies Licensor has by virtue of any other provision contained herein or elsewhere in this License or by virtue of any
statute or rule of law, may retain as liquidated damages any rent, security, deposit, or monies received by it from Licensee or others on behalf of Licensee. 
  

	17.	DISCONTINUANCE. 

 Licensor shall not be responsible for any loss or damage
sustained by Licensee in consequence of any temporary elimination of the Track, or service thereover, due to circumstances beyond Licensor’s reasonable control. However, the payment of any Rent will be prorated for the period of time the Track
is out of service or service has been suspended under this section 17. 
  

	18.	NO WAIVER. 

 The waiver by Licensor of any breach by Licensee of any term,
covenant, obligation or condition herein contained shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same or a waiver of any other term, covenant, obligation or condition herein contained. The subsequent acceptance by Licensor of
any Rent due hereunder or any or all other monetary obligations of Licensee hereunder, shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any preceding breach by Licensee, of any term, covenant, obligation or condition of this License, other than the failure of
Licensee to make the particular payment so accepted, regardless of Licensor’s knowledge of such preceding breach at the time of acceptance of such Rent. No covenant, term, obligation or condition of this License shall be deemed to have been
waived by Licensor, unless such waiver is in a notice to Licensee executed by Licensor. 
  

	19.	NOTICES. 

 Every notice, approval, consent, or other communication desired or
required under this License shall be effective only if the same shall be in writing and sent postage prepaid by United States registered or certified mail (or a similar mail service available at the time), directed to the other party at its address
set forth below, or such other address as either party may designate by notice given from time to time in accordance with this Section. 

Licensor: 
 Green Plains [Plant]
LLC 
 450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400, 

Omaha, NE 68114 
 Attn: General
Counsel 

  
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 Licensee: 

Green Plains Ethanol Storage LLC 

450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400, 

Omaha, NE 68114 
 With copy to:

 General Counsel, 
 Green
Plains Partners LP 
 450 Regency Parkway, Suite 400, 

Omaha, NE 68114 
  

	20.	BINDING ON SUCCESSORS. 

 The covenants and agreements herein contained shall inure
to the benefit of and be binding upon the successors, heirs, personal representatives, and assigns of the parties hereto, subject, however, to the provisions of Section 10 of this License. 

 

	21.	QUIET ENJOYMENT. 

 Nothing herein contained shall imply or import a covenant on
the part of Licensor for quiet enjoyment. 
  

	22.	ENTIRE AGREEMENT. 

 The entire agreement between Licensor and Licensee is set
forth in this License and there are no understandings, agreements, or representations of any kind between the parties, verbal or otherwise, other than as set forth in this License. No change or modification of any of the covenants, terms or
provisions hereof shall be valid unless in writing and signed by the parties hereto. 
  

	23.	HEADINGS. 

 The heading of each section of this License is for convenience only
and it shall not affect any construction or interpretation of this License. 

  
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	24.	RIGHT TO INSPECT AND EXHIBIT. 

 Licensor shall have the right to enter the
Licensed Premises at reasonable hours in the day or night to examine and inspect the Licensed Premises, make such repairs, additions or alterations as it may deem necessary for the safety, preservation or restoration of the Licensed Premises and the
improvements, if any, located thereon (there being no obligation, however, on the part of Licensor to make any such inspections, repairs, additions or alterations), or to exhibit the Licensed Premises to prospective purchasers. 

 

	25.	MECHANICS’ LIEN. 

 In the event any mechanics’ lien is filed against the
Licensed Premises as a result of alterations, additions or improvements made by Licensee, Licensor, at its option, upon thirty (30) days notice to Licensee, may terminate this License and may pay said lien, without inquiring into the validity
thereof, and Licensee shall forthwith reimburse Licensor the total expense incurred by Licensor in discharging said lien; provided however, that Licensor may not terminate this License if Licensee contests any such mechanics’ lien and provides
a bond or other assurance for the satisfaction of said lien pending the resolution of Licensee’s contest. 
  

	26.	RECORDING. 

 Licensee shall not record this License without the prior consent of
Licensor. 
  

	27.	SEVERABILITY. 

 If any term, covenant, obligation or condition of this License or
the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid or unenforceable to any extent by a final judgment or award which shall not be subject to change by appeal, then the remainder of this License or the application of such
term, covenant or condition to persons or circumstances other than those as to which it is held invalid or unenforceable shall not be affected thereby and each term, covenant and condition of this License shall be valid and be enforced to the
fullest extent permitted by law. Furthermore, each covenant, agreement, obligation and other provision of this License is and shall be deemed and construed as a separate and independent covenant of the party bound by, undertaking or making the same,
and not dependent on any other provision of this License unless expressly so provided. 
  

	28.	HOLDING OVER. 

 Should Licensee hold over in possession of the Licensed Premises
or any portion thereof after the expiration of the License Term or sooner termination as provided by this License without the execution of a new License agreement or renewal agreement, Licensee, at the option of Licensor, shall be deemed to be
occupying the entire Licensed Premises from month to month, subject to such occupancy being terminated by either party upon thirty (30) days notice to the other party, at a monthly rental equal to 200% of Rent due for the month immediately
preceding the termination of this License, and otherwise subject to all the other terms, covenants, obligations and conditions of this License insofar as the same may be applicable to a month to month tenancy, including the payment of all Additional
Rent as defined in this License. The acceptance of rent by Licensor shall not be evidence that Licensor has exercised its option to treat Licensee as a holdover tenant pursuant to the option set forth above. 

 

	29.	THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARY. 

 Nothing contained in this License shall be construed as
to confer upon any other party the rights of a third party beneficiary. 

  
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	30.	APPLICABLE LAW. 

 This License and the rights and obligations of the parties
hereunder shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Nebraska, and the Parties hereby agree to venue in Douglas County, Nebraska. 
  

	31.	SURVIVAL. 

 Any covenant, obligation or liability which arose, may have arisen or
was incurred by either party hereto prior to the termination of this License shall survive the termination of this License. 
  

	32.	TERMINOLOGY. 

 As used in this License, the terms “Licensor,”
“Licensee” and “party” shall include the subsidiaries, affiliates, directors, officers, agents and employees of Licensor and Licensee. 
  

	33.	EXHIBITS. 

 The provisions typed on this page, and/or the following pages, and any
exhibit or addendum to this License shall be deemed a part hereof. 
  

	34.	FORCE MAJEURE.  

 Subject to the terms and conditions of this License and
specifically excluding the obligation to pay Rent as provided for herein, if an event of force majeure has occurred, the non-performing party shall be excused from further performance or observance of its
obligations under this License which are so affected for as long as such circumstances prevail and such party continues to use its reasonable efforts to recommence performance or observance as soon as possible and to whatever extent possible without
delay. The non-performing party shall immediately notify the party to whom performance is due and describe at a reasonable level of detail the circumstances causing such delay. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this License as of the date first set forth above. 

 

					
	GREEN PLAINS [PLANT] LLC (LICENSOR)
			
			By:		  

			
			Title:		  

  
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	GREEN PLAINS ETHANOL STORAGE LLC (LICENSEE)
			
			By:		  

			
			Title:		  

  
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 EXHIBIT A 

LICENSED PREMISES 

  
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 EXHIBIT B 

RENT ESCALATOR 
 At the end of each year,
effective on the anniversary date of execution of License agreement, rent rate of Licensed Premises shall increase by 1% of the amount paid the year previous. 

  
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