SEC Contract Filing

Filing Date: 2018-05-07

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 <font style="display: inline;">PARTIAL </font><font style="display: inline;">RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST</font>
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 <font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Green Plains</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Inc.</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> (the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Borrower</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D;)</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, &nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">BNP Paribas, as administrative agent, the Collateral</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> Agent, and the Lenders named therein have entered into that certain </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Term Loan </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">Agreeme</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">nt dated as of </font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">August 29, 2017</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&nbsp;</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">(</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">as from time to time amended</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> restated</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">, supplemented or otherwise modified,</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;"> the &#x201C;</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;">Term Loan</font><font style="display: inline;text-decoration:underline;color:#000000;"> Agreement</font><font style="display: inline;color:#000000;">&#x201D;).</font></p></td></tr></table></div>
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