UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

September 5, 2017

GREEN PLAINS PARTNERS LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

(402) 884-8700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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(b) Green Plains Inc. (the “Company”) announced today that Jerry Peters will retire as chief financial officer of the Company and Green Plains Partners LP effective September 11, 2017. Mr. Peters will continue to be a member of the board of directors of Green Plains Holdings LLC, the general partner of Green Plains Partners.

(c) Mr. John Neppl has been appointed as chief financial officer of the Company and Green Plains Partners effective September 11, 2017. Mr. Neppl most recently served as chief financial officer of The Gavilon Group, LLC, an agriculture and energy commodities management firm with an extensive global footprint.

Previously, Mr. Neppl held senior financial management positions at ConAgra Foods, Inc., including senior financial officer of ConAgra Trade Group and Commercial Products division as well as assistant corporate controller. Prior to ConAgra, Mr. Neppl was corporate controller at Guarantee Life Companies. He began his career as an auditor with Deloitte & Touche. He is a member of the Creighton University Heider College of Business Dean’s Advisory Board, as well as its Accounting Department Advisory Board. In addition, he is on the Board of Directors of Marian High School and Chair of its Finance Committee. Mr. Neppl earned his Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with a major in accounting from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. He is also a certified public accountant (inactive status).

As an officer of Green Plains Partners and the Company, all compensation payable to Mr. Neppl will be paid by the Company. His compensation arrangement is described in the Form 8-K filed by the Company on September 5, 2017.

Mr. Neppl, 51, has no family relationships with any current director or executive officer of Green Plains Partners, and there are no transactions or proposed transactions to which Green Plains Partners is a party, or intended to be a party, in which Mr. Neppl has, or will have, a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. Mr. Neppl was not chosen to succeed Mr. Peters as the Green Plains Partners’ chief financial officer pursuant to any arrangement or understanding with any other person.

On September 5, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing this transition, which is included as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

(d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.