Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Bioverda International Holdings Ltd
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GREEN PLAINS RENEWABLE ENERGY, INC. [GPRED]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
BURTON COURT, BURTON HALL DRIVE, SANDYFORD
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/31/2008
(Street)

DUBLIN, L2 18
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 10/31/2008   X   554,879 D $ 12.1145 11,993,653 D (1)  
Common Stock 10/31/2008   X   766,000 D $ 10 11,227,653 D (2)  

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Put Option (Right to Sell) (3) $ 12.1145 10/31/2008   X     554,879 10/16/2008 10/31/2008 Common Stock 554,879 $ 0 0 D (5)  
Put Option (Right to Sell) (4) $ 10 10/31/2008   X     766,000 10/16/2008 10/31/2008 Common Stock 766,000 $ 0 0 D (5)  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Bioverda International Holdings Ltd
BURTON COURT, BURTON HALL DRIVE
SANDYFORD
DUBLIN, L2 18
    X    
Bioverda US Holdings LLC
ONE SOUTH DEARBORN, SUITE 800
CHICAGO, IL 60603
    X    
NTR plc
BURTON COURT, BURTON HALL DRIVE
SANDYFORD
DUBLIN, L2 18
    X    

Signatures

 Ron Gillis, Attorney-in-Fact for Bioverda International Holdings Limited, Bioverda US Holdings LLC and NTR plc   11/04/2008
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 11,227,653 shares held directly by Bioverda International Holdings Limited and 766,000 shares held directly by Bioverda US Holdings LLC. Bioverda International Holdings Limited and Bioverda US Holdings LLC are wholly owned subsidiaries of NTR plc. NTR PLC is an indirect beneficial owner of the securities.
(2) Held directly by Bioverda International Holdings Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of NTR plc. NTR plc is an indirect beneficial owner of the securities.
(3) Pursuant to the Put and Call Agreement (VBV), dated April 1, 2008, by and among Bioverda US Holdings LLC, Bioverda International Holdings Limited, and Wilon Holdings S.A. Prior to October 16, 2008, the put option was exercisable for up to 74 common units of VBV LLC held by Bioverda US Holdings LLC. The put option became exercisable for the securities reported upon the acquisition of VBV LLC by the issuer in a reverse triangular merger. The number of issuer securities subject to the put option was determined based on the conversion ratio set forth in the merger agreement.
(4) Pursuant to the Put and Call Agreement (GPRE), dated April 1, 2008, by and among Bioverda US Holdings LLC, Bioverda International Holdings Limited, and Wilon Holdings S.A.
(5) Held directly by Bioverda US Holdings LLC. Bioverda US Holdings LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of NTR plc. NTR plc is an indirect beneficial owner of the securities.

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