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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 20222023

or

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                   to

Commission File Number: 001-36405

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FARMLAND PARTNERS INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland

46-3769850

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4600 South Syracuse Street, Suite 1450

Denver, Colorado

80237-2766

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Zip Code)

(720) 452-3100

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Stock

FPI

New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes    No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes     No

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer

Smaller reporting company

Emerging growth company

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes     No

As of July 22, 2022, 53,046,07421, 2023, 48,836,990 shares of the Registrant’s common stock (54,283,413(50,074,329 on a fully diluted basis, including 1,237,339 Common Units of limited partnership interests in the registrant’s operating partnership) were outstanding.

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Farmland Partners Inc.

FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED

June 30, 20222023

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Page

Item 1.

Financial Statements

Consolidated Financial Statements

Balance Sheets as of June 30, 20222023 (unaudited) and December 31, 20212022

3

Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022 (unaudited)

4

Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022 (unaudited)

5

Statements of Changes in Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022 (unaudited)

6

Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022 (unaudited)

8

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

10

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

3736

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

5553

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

5553

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

5653

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

5653

Item 1A.

Risk Factors

5654

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

5654

Item 3.

Defaults Upon Senior Securities

5755

Item 4.

Mine Safety Disclosures

5755

Item 5.

Other Information

5755

Item 6.

Exhibits

5755

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

Farmland Partners Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

As of June 30, 20222023 (Unaudited) and December 31, 20212022

(in thousands, except par value and share data)

June 30,

December 31,

June 30,

December 31,

    

2022

    

2021

    

2023

    

2022

ASSETS

Land, at cost

$

960,593

$

945,951

$

954,522

$

980,521

Grain facilities

 

10,918

 

10,754

 

11,180

 

11,349

Groundwater

 

12,602

 

10,214

 

17,550

 

17,682

Irrigation improvements

 

53,431

 

52,693

 

49,861

 

50,097

Drainage improvements

 

12,528

 

12,606

 

10,665

 

12,543

Permanent plantings

53,698

53,698

51,054

50,394

Other

6,975

 

6,848

6,781

 

6,967

Construction in progress

 

12,804

 

10,647

 

12,821

 

14,810

Real estate, at cost

 

1,123,549

 

1,103,411

 

1,114,434

 

1,144,363

Less accumulated depreciation

 

(41,562)

 

(38,303)

 

(39,988)

 

(38,447)

Total real estate, net

 

1,081,987

 

1,065,108

 

1,074,446

 

1,105,916

Deposits

 

531

 

58

 

126

 

148

Cash

 

19,696

 

30,171

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

11,228

 

7,654

Assets held for sale

83

530

30

33

Notes and interest receivable, net

 

5,855

 

6,112

Loans and financing receivables, net

 

21,978

 

21,921

Right of use asset

387

107

509

325

Deferred offering costs

 

83

 

40

 

 

63

Accounts receivable, net

 

2,457

 

4,900

 

1,701

 

7,055

Derivative asset

698

2,310

2,084

Inventory

 

2,962

 

3,059

 

2,752

 

2,808

Equity method investments

4,148

 

3,427

4,163

 

4,185

Intangible assets, net

1,912

1,915

2,045

2,055

Goodwill

2,706

2,706

2,706

2,706

Prepaid and other assets

 

1,655

 

3,392

 

1,381

 

3,196

TOTAL ASSETS

$

1,125,160

$

1,121,525

$

1,125,375

$

1,160,149

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY

LIABILITIES

Mortgage notes and bonds payable, net

$

424,474

$

511,323

$

471,042

$

436,875

Lease liability

387

107

509

325

Dividends payable

 

3,239

 

2,342

 

3,011

 

3,333

Derivative liability

785

Accrued interest

 

2,991

 

3,011

 

5,082

 

4,135

Accrued property taxes

 

1,851

 

1,762

 

2,014

 

2,008

Deferred revenue

 

1,317

 

45

 

1,141

 

44

Accrued expenses

 

7,826

 

9,564

 

6,877

 

9,215

Total liabilities

 

442,085

 

528,939

 

489,676

 

455,935

Commitments and contingencies (See Note 8)

Redeemable non-controlling interest in operating partnership, Series A preferred units

113,680

120,510

100,485

110,210

EQUITY

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 52,742,449 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2022, and 45,474,145 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2021

 

515

 

444

Common stock, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 48,951,198 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2023, and 54,318,312 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022

 

475

 

531

Additional paid in capital

 

623,748

 

524,183

 

586,736

 

647,346

Retained deficit

 

(2,456)

 

(4,739)

Retained earnings

 

11,368

 

3,567

Cumulative dividends

 

(67,446)

 

(61,853)

 

(80,078)

 

(73,964)

Other comprehensive income

 

1,857

 

279

 

3,512

 

3,306

Non-controlling interests in operating partnership

 

13,177

 

13,762

 

13,201

 

13,218

Total equity

 

569,395

 

472,076

 

535,214

 

594,004

TOTAL LIABILITIES, REDEEMABLE NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS IN OPERATING PARTNERSHIP AND EQUITY

$

1,125,160

$

1,121,525

$

1,125,375

$

1,160,149

See accompanying notes.

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Farmland Partners Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

June 30,

June 30,

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

OPERATING REVENUES:

Rental income

$

9,196

$

8,291

$

18,741

$

18,551

$

9,389

$

9,196

$

19,077

$

18,741

Tenant reimbursements

 

809

 

839

 

1,587

 

1,777

 

831

 

809

 

1,869

 

1,587

Crop sales

1,150

237

1,845

453

515

1,150

875

1,845

Other revenue

 

1,202

 

646

 

4,074

 

808

 

849

 

1,202

 

2,435

 

4,074

Total operating revenues

 

12,357

 

10,013

 

26,247

 

21,589

 

11,584

 

12,357

 

24,256

 

26,247

OPERATING EXPENSES

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

1,660

 

1,885

 

3,411

 

3,820

 

2,207

 

1,660

 

4,001

 

3,411

Property operating expenses

 

2,058

 

1,708

 

4,013

 

3,639

 

2,428

 

2,058

 

4,610

 

4,013

Cost of goods sold

1,333

667

2,772

917

980

1,333

1,926

2,772

Acquisition and due diligence costs

 

 

 

62

 

 

 

 

14

 

62

General and administrative expenses

 

3,004

 

1,897

 

6,108

 

3,514

 

2,904

 

3,004

 

5,510

 

6,108

Legal and accounting

 

816

 

2,901

 

2,072

 

5,643

 

281

 

816

 

526

 

2,072

Other operating expenses

31

36

2

27

31

76

36

Total operating expenses

 

8,902

 

9,058

 

18,474

 

17,535

 

8,827

 

8,902

 

16,663

 

18,474

OPERATING INCOME

 

3,455

 

955

 

7,773

 

4,054

 

2,757

 

3,455

 

7,593

 

7,773

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:

Other income

(34)

(8)

(14)

(52)

Income from equity method investment

(8)

(15)

Gain on disposition of assets

(3,335)

(74)

(3,995)

(3,467)

Other (income) expense

75

(34)

64

(14)

(Income) loss from equity method investment

(5)

(8)

22

(15)

(Gain) on disposition of assets

(11,060)

(3,335)

(12,886)

(3,995)

Interest expense

 

3,743

 

3,902

 

7,570

7,961

 

5,844

 

3,743

 

10,768

7,570

Total other expense

 

366

 

3,820

 

3,546

 

4,442

 

(5,146)

 

366

 

(2,032)

 

3,546

Net income (loss) before income tax expense

3,089

(2,865)

4,227

(388)

Net income before income tax expense

7,903

3,089

9,625

4,227

Income tax expense

96

96

 

4

96

13

 

96

NET INCOME (LOSS)

 

2,993

 

(2,865)

 

4,131

 

(388)

NET INCOME

 

7,899

 

2,993

 

9,612

 

4,131

Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests in operating partnership

 

(77)

 

130

 

(110)

13

Net (income) attributable to non-controlling interests in operating partnership

 

(188)

 

(77)

 

(226)

(110)

Net income (loss) attributable to the Company

2,916

(2,735)

4,021

(375)

Net income attributable to the Company

7,711

2,916

9,386

4,021

Nonforfeitable distributions allocated to unvested restricted shares

(16)

(14)

(31)

(28)

(27)

(16)

(43)

(31)

Distributions on Series A Preferred Units and Series B Preferred Stock

(840)

(3,055)

(1,680)

(6,120)

Distributions on Series A Preferred Units

(683)

(840)

(1,485)

(1,680)

Net income (loss) available to common stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc.

$

2,060

$

(5,804)

$

2,310

$

(6,523)

Net income available to common stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc.

$

7,001

$

2,060

$

7,858

$

2,310

Basic and diluted per common share data:

Basic net income (loss) available to common stockholders

$

0.04

$

(0.19)

$

0.05

$

(0.21)

Diluted net income (loss) available to common stockholders

$

0.04

$

(0.19)

$

0.05

$

(0.21)

Basic net income available to common stockholders

$

0.14

$

0.04

$

0.15

$

0.05

Diluted net income available to common stockholders

$

0.12

$

0.04

$

0.15

$

0.05

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

50,362

 

31,072

 

48,084

 

30,747

 

50,860

 

50,362

 

52,425

 

48,084

Diluted weighted average common shares outstanding

 

50,362

 

31,072

 

48,084

 

30,747

 

59,112

 

50,362

 

52,425

 

48,084

Dividends declared per common share

$

0.06

$

0.05

$

0.11

$

0.10

$

0.06

$

0.06

$

0.12

$

0.11

See accompanying notes.

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Farmland Partners Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)

For the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Net income (loss)

$

2,993

$

(2,865)

$

4,131

$

(388)

Amortization of OCI

141

236

313

530

Net change associated with current period hedging activities

330

(266)

1,265

942

Comprehensive income (loss)

3,464

(2,895)

5,709

1,084

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

(77)

130

(110)

13

Net income (loss) attributable to Farmland Partners Inc.

$

3,387

$

(2,765)

$

5,599

$

1,097

For the Three Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Net income

$

7,899

$

2,993

$

9,612

$

4,131

Amortization of other comprehensive income

141

198

313

Net change associated with current period hedging activities

589

330

8

1,265

Comprehensive income

8,488

3,464

9,818

5,709

Comprehensive (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests

(188)

(77)

(226)

(110)

Net income attributable to Farmland Partners Inc.

$

8,300

$

3,387

$

9,592

$

5,599

See accompanying notes.

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Farmland Partners Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Other Comprehensive Income

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

Non-controlling

Additional

Other

Interests in

Paid in

Retained

Cumulative

Comprehensive

Operating

Total

  

Shares

  

Par Value

  

Capital

  

Earnings

  

Dividends

  

Income

  

Partnership

  

Equity

Balance at December 31, 2022

54,318

$

531

$

647,346

$

3,567

$

(73,964)

$

3,306

$

13,218

$

594,004

Net income

1,676

38

1,714

Issuance of stock

5

54

54

Grant of unvested restricted stock

223

Shares withheld for income taxes on vesting of equity-based compensation

(3)

(36)

(36)

Stock-based compensation

405

405

Dividends accrued and paid

(803)

(3,185)

(74)

(4,062)

Net change associated with current period hedging transactions and amortization of other comprehensive income

(383)

(383)

Repurchase and cancellation of shares

(1,458)

(15)

(14,577)

(14,592)

Adjustments to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of operating partnership

17

(17)

Balance at March 31, 2023

53,085

$

516

$

633,209

$

4,440

$

(77,149)

$

2,923

$

13,165

$

577,104

Net income

7,710

188

7,898

Issuance of stock

3

33

33

Shares withheld for income taxes on vesting of equity-based compensation

Stock-based compensation

473

473

Dividends accrued and paid

(782)

(2,929)

(75)

(3,786)

Net change associated with current period hedging transactions and amortization of other comprehensive income

589

589

Repurchase and cancellation of shares

(4,137)

(41)

(47,056)

(47,097)

Adjustments to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of operating partnership

77

(77)

Balance at June 30, 2023

48,951

$

475

$

586,736

$

11,368

$

(80,078)

$

3,512

$

13,201

$

535,214

See accompanying notes.

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Farmland Partners Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Other Comprehensive Income

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 (Unaudited)

(in thousands)

Stockholders’ Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

Non-controlling

Common Stock

Non-controlling

Additional

Other

Interests in

Additional

Other

Interests in

Paid in

Retained

Cumulative

Comprehensive

Operating

Total

Paid in

Retained

Cumulative

Comprehensive

Operating

Total

    

Shares

    

Par Value

    

Capital

    

Earnings (Deficit)

    

Dividends

    

Income

    

Partnership

    

Equity

  

Shares

  

Par Value

  

Capital

  

Earnings (Deficit)

  

Dividends

  

Income

  

Partnership

  

Equity

Balance at December 31, 2021

45,474

$

444

$

524,183

$

(4,739)

$

(61,853)

$

279

$

13,762

$

472,076

45,474

$

444

$

524,183

$

(4,739)

$

(61,853)

$

279

$

13,762

$

472,076

Net income

1,106

33

1,139

1,106

33

1,139

Issuance of stock

2,913

29

38,264

38,293

2,913

29

38,264

38,293

Grant of unvested restricted stock

147

147

Forfeiture of unvested restricted stock

(1)

(1)

Shares withheld for income taxes on vesting of equity-based compensation

(14)

(185)

(185)

(14)

(185)

(185)

Stock-based compensation

642

642

642

642

Dividends accrued or paid

(878)

(2,428)

(68)

(3,374)

Net change associated with current period hedging transactions

1,107

1,107

Dividends accrued and paid

(878)

(2,428)

(68)

(3,374)

Net change associated with current period hedging transactions and amortization of other comprehensive income

1,107

1,107

Adjustments to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of operating partnership

(187)

187

(187)

187

Balance at March 31, 2022

48,519

$

473

$

562,717

$

(4,511)

$

(64,281)

$

1,386

$

13,914

$

509,698

48,519

$

473

$

562,717

$

(4,511)

$

(64,281)

$

1,386

$

13,914

$

509,698

Net income

2,915

77

2,992

2,915

77

2,992

Issuance of stock

4,121

41

60,108

60,149

4,121

41

60,108

60,149

Forfeiture of unvested restricted stock

(7)

(7)

Shares withheld for income taxes on vesting of equity-based compensation

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

Stock-based compensation

185

185

185

185

Dividends accrued or paid

(859)

(3,165)

(75)

(4,099)

Dividends accrued and paid

(859)

(3,165)

(75)

(4,099)

Conversion of common units to shares of common stock

110

1

1,213

(1,214)

110

1

1,213

(1,214)

Net change associated with current period hedging transactions

471

471

Net change associated with current period hedging transactions and amortization of other comprehensive income

471

471

Adjustments to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of operating partnership

(474)

474

(474)

474

Balance at June 30, 2022

52,742

$

515

$

623,748

$

(2,455)

$

(67,446)

$

1,857

$

13,176

$

569,395

52,742

$

515

$

623,748

$

(2,455)

$

(67,446)

$

1,857

$

13,176

$

569,395

See accompanying notes.

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Farmland Partners Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity and Other Comprehensive IncomeCash Flows

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021 2023 and 2022

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

Non-controlling

Additional

Other

Interests in

Paid in

Retained

Cumulative

Comprehensive

Operating

Total

    

Shares

    

Par Value

    

Capital

    

Earnings (Deficit)

    

Dividends

    

Income (Loss)

    

Partnership

    

Equity

Balance at December 31, 2020

30,571

$

297

$

345,870

$

1,037

$

(54,751)

$

(2,380)

$

15,841

$

305,914

Net income

2,360

117

2,477

Grant of unvested restricted stock

113

Forfeiture of unvested restricted stock

(3)

Stock-based compensation

251

251

Dividends accrued or paid

(3,065)

(1,540)

(74)

(4,679)

Conversion of common units to shares of common stock

159

1

1,697

(1,698)

Net change associated with current period hedging transactions

1,501

1,501

Adjustments to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of operating partnership

38

(38)

Balance at March 31, 2021

30,840

$

298

$

347,856

$

332

$

(56,291)

$

(879)

$

14,148

$

305,464

Net (loss)

(2,735)

(130)

(2,865)

Issuance of stock

1,955

19

25,281

25,300

Grant of unvested restricted stock

16

Stock-based compensation

334

334

Dividends accrued or paid

(3,054)

(1,641)

(74)

(4,769)

Net change associated with current period hedging transactions

(29)

(29)

Adjustments to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of operating partnership

(172)

172

Balance at June 30, 2021

32,811

$

317

$

373,299

$

(5,457)

$

(57,932)

$

(908)

$

14,116

$

323,435

See accompanying notes.

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

    

2023

    

2022

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income

$

9,612

$

4,131

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

4,001

 

3,411

Amortization of deferred financing fees and discounts/premiums on debt

 

331

 

176

Amortization of net origination fees related to notes receivable

(11)

(16)

Stock-based compensation

 

878

 

827

Stock-based incentive

 

417

(Gain) on disposition of assets

 

(12,886)

 

(3,995)

(Income) loss from equity method investment

22

(15)

Bad debt expense

15

24

Amortization of dedesignated interest rate swap

53

167

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

162

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

(Increase) Decrease in accounts receivable

 

5,587

 

2,262

(Increase) Decrease in interest receivable

(53)

1

(Increase) Decrease in other assets

 

1,826

 

1,212

(Increase) Decrease in inventory

56

 

96

Increase (Decrease) in accrued interest

 

946

 

239

Increase (Decrease) in accrued expenses

 

(2,612)

 

(2,086)

Increase (Decrease) in deferred revenue

 

1,607

 

1,329

Increase (Decrease) in accrued property taxes

 

22

 

96

Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by operating activities

 

9,394

 

8,438

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Real estate acquisitions

 

(9,003)

(28,164)

Real estate and other improvements

 

(2,592)

(2,672)

Investment in equity method investees

(705)

Collections of principal on loans and financing receivables

7

1,577

Origination fees on notes receivable

60

Issuance of loans and financing receivables

(3,500)

Proceeds from sale of property

51,537

16,901

Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by (used in) investing activities

 

39,949

 

(16,503)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Borrowings from mortgage notes payable

68,001

112,000

Repayments on mortgage notes payable

(33,968)

(198,942)

Proceeds from ATM offering

98,403

Issuance of stock

87

39

Common stock repurchased

(61,689)

Payment of debt issuance costs

(197)

(244)

Payment of swap fees

(73)

(73)

Redemption of Series A preferred units

(8,100)

(5,058)

Dividends on common stock

(6,436)

(4,702)

Shares withheld for income taxes on vesting of equity-based compensation

(36)

(186)

Distributions on Series A preferred units

(3,210)

(3,510)

Distributions to non-controlling interests in operating partnership, common

(148)

(136)

Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (used in) financing activities

 

(45,769)

 

(2,409)

Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash

 

3,574

 

(10,474)

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 

7,654

 

30,171

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

11,228

$

19,697

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

Cash and cash equivalents

$

9,056

$

19,697

Restricted cash

 

2,172

 

Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

$

11,228

$

19,697

Cash paid during period for interest

$

9,955

$

7,044

Cash paid during period for taxes

$

$

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

For the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

    

2022

    

2021

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES

Net income (loss)

$

4,131

$

(388)

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

3,411

 

3,820

Amortization of deferred financing fees and discounts/premiums on debt

 

176

 

172

Amortization of net origination fees related to notes receivable

(16)

Stock-based compensation

 

827

 

585

Stock-based incentive

417

 

(Gain) on disposition of assets

 

(3,995)

 

(3,467)

Income from equity method investment

(15)

Proceeds from litigation settlement

550

Bad debt expense

24

Amortization of dedesignated interest rate swap

167

530

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

162

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

(Increase) Decrease in accounts receivable

 

2,262

 

326

(Increase) Decrease in interest receivable

1

(47)

(Increase) Decrease in other assets

 

1,212

 

1,081

(Increase) Decrease in inventory

96

 

375

Increase (Decrease) in accrued interest

 

239

 

(219)

Increase (Decrease) in accrued expenses

 

(2,086)

 

2,588

Increase (Decrease) in deferred revenue

 

1,329

 

2,337

Increase (Decrease) in accrued property taxes

 

96

 

(26)

Net cash provided by operating activities

 

8,438

 

8,217

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES

Real estate acquisitions

 

(28,164)

(30,003)

Real estate and other improvements

 

(2,672)

(1,353)

Investment in equity method investees

(705)

Principal receipts on notes receivable

1,577

6

Origination fees on notes receivable

60

Issuance of note receivable

(3,500)

Proceeds from sale of property

16,901

28,649

Net cash used in investing activities

 

(16,503)

 

(2,701)

CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES

Borrowings from mortgage notes payable

112,000

14,000

Repayments on mortgage notes payable

(198,942)

(19,976)

Proceeds from ATM offering

98,403

25,301

Issuance of stock

39

Participating preferred stock repurchased

(650)

Payment of debt issuance costs

(244)

��

(73)

Payment of swap fees

(73)

(73)

Redemption of Series A preferred units

(5,058)

Dividends on common stock

(4,702)

(3,072)

Shares withheld for income taxes on vesting of equity-based compensation

(186)

Distributions on Series A preferred units

(3,510)

(3,510)

Distributions on Series B participating preferred stock

(4,365)

Distributions to non-controlling interests in operating partnership, common

(136)

(156)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

 

(2,409)

 

7,426

NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH

 

(10,474)

 

12,942

CASH, BEGINNING OF PERIOD

 

30,171

 

27,217

CASH, END OF PERIOD

$

19,697

$

40,159

Cash paid during period for interest

$

7,044

$

7,217

Cash paid during period for taxes

$

$

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Farmland Partners Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continued)

For the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

For the Six Months Ended

For the Six Months Ended

June 30,

June 30,

    

2022

    

2021

    

2023

    

2022

SUPPLEMENTAL NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING TRANSACTIONS:

Dividend payable, common stock

$

3,165

$

1,641

$

2,937

$

3,165

Dividend payable, common units

$

75

$

74

$

74

$

75

Distributions payable, Series A preferred units

$

1,680

$

1,755

$

1,485

$

1,680

Convertible notes receivable

$

$

2,417

Additions to real estate improvements included in accrued expenses

$

92

$

238

$

437

$

92

Swap fees payable included in accrued interest

$

146

$

146

$

146

$

146

Prepaid property tax liability acquired in acquisitions

$

49

$

$

$

49

Deferred offering costs amortized through equity in the period

$

52

$

79

$

$

52

Right of Use Asset

$

387

$

178

Lease Liability

$

387

$

178

Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for new operating lease liabilities

$

386

$

387

Non-cash conversion of notes receivable to real estate

$

2,135

$

$

$

2,135

See accompanying notes.

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Farmland Partners Inc.

Notes to the Unaudited Financial Statements as of June 30, 20222023

Note 1—Organization and Significant Accounting Policies

Organization

 

Farmland Partners Inc. (“FPI”), collectively with its subsidiaries, is an internally managed real estate company that owns and seeks to acquire high-quality farmland located in agricultural markets throughout North America. FPI was incorporated in Maryland on September 27, 2013. FPI elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), commencing with its short taxable year ended December 31, 2014.  

FPI is the sole member of the sole general partner of Farmland Partners Operating Partnership, LP (the “Operating Partnership”), which was formed in Delaware on September 27, 2013. All of FPI’s assets are held by, and its operations are primarily conducted through, the Operating Partnership and the wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operating Partnership. As of June 30, 2022,2023, FPI owned a 97.4%97.8% interest in the Operating Partnership. See “Note 9—Stockholders’ Equity and Non-controlling Interests” for additional discussion regarding Class A Common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“Common units”), and Series A preferred units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“Series A preferred units”) and Series B participating preferred units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“Series B participating preferred units”). Unlike holders of FPI’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“commonCommon stock”), holders of the Operating Partnership’s Common units and Series A preferred units generally do not have voting rights or the power to direct the affairs of FPI. As of June 30, 2022,2023, the Operating Partnership ownsowned a 9.97% equity interest in an unconsolidated equity method investment that holds 1012 properties (see “Note 1—Convertible Notes Receivable”,Organization and Significant Accounting Policies—Loans and Financing Receivables,” “Note 1—Organization and Significant Accounting Policies—Equity Method Investments”,Investments,” and “Note 4—Related Party Transactions”).

 

References to the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our” mean collectively FPI and its consolidated subsidiaries, including the Operating Partnership.

As of June 30, 2022,2023, the Company owned a portfolio of approximately 160,100159,200 acres of farmland, which areis consolidated in these financial statements. In addition, as of June 30, 2023, we owned land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio leased to Ag-Pro Ohio, LLC (“Ag Pro”) under the Company servesJohn Deere brand and served as property manager overfor approximately 25,20031,000 acres of farmland.

On August 17, 2017, the Company issued 6,037,500 shares of its newly designated 6.00% Series B Participating Preferred Stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series B Participating Preferred Stock”) in an underwritten public offering. On October 4, 2021, the Company converted all 5,806,797 shares of the outstanding Series B Participating Preferred Stock into shares of common stock. (See “Note 9—Stockholders’ Equity—Series B Participating Preferred Stock” for more information on the Series B Participating Preferred Stock).

On March 16, 2015, the Company formed FPI Agribusiness Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary (the “TRS” or “FPI Agribusiness”), as a taxable REIT subsidiary. We engage directly in farming, provide property management, auction, and brokerage services and volume purchasing services to our tenants through the TRS. As of June 30, 2022,2023, the TRS performed direct farming operations on 2,9732,108 acres of farmland owned by the Company located in California and Michigan.California.

All references to numbers and percent of acres within this report are unaudited.

Principles of Combination and Consolidation

The accompanying consolidated financial statements are presented on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and include the accounts of FPI and the Operating Partnership. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

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Interim Financial Information

The information in the accompanying consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 20212022 and June 30, 20222023 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022 is unaudited. The accompanying financial statements include adjustments based on management’s estimates (consisting of normal and recurring accruals), which the Company considers necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods. The financial information should be

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read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, which the Company filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2022.February 23, 2023. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 are not necessarily indicative of actual operating results for the entire year ending December 31, 2022.2023.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC for interim financial statements. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates for a variety of reasons, including, without limitation, the impacts of the ongoing coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic,public health crises, the war in Ukraine, substantially higher prices for oil and gas and substantially increased interest rates, and their effects on the domestic and global economies. We are unable to quantify the ultimate impact of these factors on our business.

Real Estate Acquisitions

 

When the Company acquires farmland where substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset, or a group of similar identifiable assets, it is not considered a business. As such, the Company accounts for these types of acquisitions as asset acquisitions. When substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is not concentrated in a single identifiable asset, or a group of similar assets, and contains acquired inputs and processes which have the ability to contribute to the creation of outputs, these acquisitions are accounted for as business combinations.

The Company considers single identifiable assets as tangible assets that are attached to and cannot be physically removed and used separately from another tangible asset without incurring significant cost or significant diminution in utility or fair value. The Company considers similar assets as assets that have a similar nature and risk characteristics.

Whether the Company’s acquisitions are treated as an asset acquisitionacquisitions under ASC 360 or a business combinationcombinations under ASC 805, the fair value of the aggregate purchase price paid in each such acquisition is allocated among the assets acquired and any liabilities assumed by valuing the property as if it were vacant. The “as-if-vacant” value is allocated to land, buildings, improvements, permanent plantings and any liabilities, based on management’s determination of the relative fair values of such assets and liabilities as of the date of acquisition.

 

Upon acquisition of real estate, the Company allocates the purchase price of the real estate based upon the fair value of the assets and liabilities acquired, which historically have consisted of land, drainage improvements, irrigation improvements, groundwater, permanent plantings (bushes,(trees, bushes, shrubs, vines and perennial crops) and grain facilities, and may also consist of intangible assets, including in-place leases, above market and below market leases, and tenant relationships. The Company allocates the purchase price to the fair value of the tangible assets by valuing the land as if it were unimproved. The Company values improvements, including permanent plantings and grain facilities, at replacement cost, adjusted for depreciation. 

Management’s estimates of land value are made using a comparable sales analysis. Factors considered by management in its analysis of land value include soil types, water availability and the sale prices of comparable farms. Management’s

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estimates of groundwater value are made using historical information obtained regarding the applicable aquifer. Factors considered by management in its analysis of groundwater value are related to the location of the aquifer and whether or not the aquifer is a depletable resource or a replenishing resource. If the aquifer is a replenishing resource, no value is allocated to the groundwater. The Company includes an estimate of property taxes in the purchase price allocation of acquisitions to account for the expected liability that was assumed.

 

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When above or below market leases are acquired, the Company values the intangible assets based on the present value of the difference between prevailing market rates and the in-place rates measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above market leases, and the initial term plus the term of any below market fixed rate renewal options for below market leases that are considered bargain renewal options. The above market lease values are amortized as a reduction of rental income over the remaining term of the respective leases. The fair value of acquired below market leases, included in deferred revenue on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, is amortized as an increase to rental income on a straight-line basis over the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases, plus the terms of any below market fixed rate renewal options that are considered bargain renewal options of the respective leases.

 

The purchase price is allocated to in-place lease values and tenant relationships, if they are acquired, based on the Company’s evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease, availability of replacement tenants, probability of lease renewal, estimated down time and itsthe Company’s overall relationship with the tenant. The value of in-place lease intangibles and tenant relationships are included as an intangible asset and have been amortized over the remaining lease term (including expected renewal periods of the respective leases for tenant relationships) as amortization expense. If a tenant terminates its lease prior to its stated expiration, any unamortized amounts relating to that lease, including above and below market leases, in-place lease values, and tenant relationships, would be recorded to revenue or expense as appropriate.

 

The Company capitalizes acquisition costs and due diligence costs if the asset is expected to qualify as an asset acquisition. If the asset acquisition is abandoned, the capitalized asset acquisition costs are expensed to acquisition and due diligence costs in the period of abandonment. Costs associated with a business combination are expensed to acquisition and due diligence costs as incurred. During the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, the Company incurred an immaterial amount of costs related to acquisition and due diligence.

 

Total consideration for acquisitions may include a combination of cash and equity securities. When equity securities are issued, the Company determines the fair value of the equity securities issued based on the number of shares or units issued multiplied by the price per share or unit.

 

Using information available at the time of a business combination, the Company allocates the total consideration to tangible assets and liabilities and identified intangible assets and liabilities. Any residual amount remaining after such allocations is allocated to goodwill.  During the measurement period, which may be up to one year from the acquisition date when incomplete information exists as of the respective reporting date, the Company may adjust the preliminary purchase price allocations after obtaining more information about assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. 

Real Estate Sales

The Company recognizes gains from the sales of real estate assets generally at the time the title is transferred and consideration is received.

Liquidity Policy

The Company manages its liquidity position and expected liquidity needs taking into consideration current cash balances, undrawn availability under its lines of credit ($120.7 million as of June 30, 2023), and reasonably expected cash receipts. The business model of the Company, and of real estate investment companies in general, relies onutilizes debt as a structural source of financing. When debt becomes due, it is generally refinanced rather than repaid using the Company’s cash flow from operations. The Company has a history of being able to refinance its debt obligations prior to maturity. Furthermore, the Company also has a deepsubstantial portfolio of real estate assets whichthat management believes could be readily liquidated if necessary to fund any immediate liquidity needs. As of June 30, 2022,2023, we had $424.5$471.0 million of mortgage and other debt against a portfolio of real estate assets with a net book value of $1.1 billion. As of June 30, 2023, we had capacity to issue up to $50.5 million of our common stock under our At-the-Market Equity Offering Program (the “ATM Program”). We also have an effective shelf registration statement with approximately $100 million of capacity, in addition to availability on the ATM Program, pursuant to which we could issue additional equity or debt securities. For more information on the ATM Program please see “Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and

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$100 millionResults of capacity pursuant to which we could issue additional equity or debt securities,Operations—Liquidity and during six months ended June 30, 2022, we raised $98.4 million of equity capital from our At-the-Market Equity Offering Program (the “ATM Program”).Capital Resources.”

NotesCash and Interest ReceivableCash Equivalents

Notes receivableThe Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance at any given financial institution may at times exceed federally insurable limits. We consider highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less, such as money market funds, to be cash equivalents. The Company monitors balances with individual financial institutions to mitigate risks relating to balances exceeding such limits.

Restricted Cash

The Company’s restricted cash consists of escrowed funds deposited with financial institutions subject to an in-process like-kind exchange in accordance with Section 1031 of the Code. The balance of restricted cash as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $2.2 million and $0.0 million, respectively.

Loans and Financing Receivables

Loans and financing receivables are stated at their unpaid principal balance and include unamortized direct origination costs, prepaid interest and accrued interest through the reporting date, less any allowance for losses and unearned borrower paid points.

Management determines the appropriate classification of debt securities at the time of issuance and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date. As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Company had 4has two types of loans and 5 notes outstanding, respectively,financing receivables: loans under the Company’s loan program (the “FPI Loan Program”) and havesale-leaseback transactions accounted for as financing receivables.

Loans under the FPI Loan Program: The Company offers an agricultural lending product focused on farmers as a complement to the Company’s business of acquiring and owning farmland and leasing it to farmers. Under the FPI Loan Program, the Company makes loans to third-party farmers (both tenant and non-tenant) to provide financing for property acquisitions, working capital requirements, operational farming activities, farming infrastructure projects and for other farming and agricultural real estate related projects. As of both June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had three notes outstanding under the FPI Loan Program and has designated each of the notes receivable as loans. Loans are stated at amortized cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts to maturity computed under the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method. Such amortization, including interest, is included in other revenue within our Consolidated Statements of Operations. See “Note 6—Notes Receivable.”

Convertible Notes ReceivableSale-leaseback Transactions Accounted for as Financing Arrangements:

On January 20, 2021, In November 2022, the Company entered into property salepurchased land and long-term management agreementsbuildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio leased to Ag Pro under the John Deere brand. In accordance with Promised Land Opportunity Zone Farms I, LLC (the "OZ Fund"), a private investment fund focused on acquiring and improving farmlandASC 842, for transactions in qualified opportunity zones in the United States, as designated under U.S. tax provisions enacted in 2017. On March 5, 2021,which the Company sold 9 farmsenters into a contract to acquire an asset and lease it back to the OZ Fund. On March 31, 2021,seller, the Company sold an additional propertyis required to separately assess the lease classification apart from the other assets. The Company determined that the land and building components of the lease agreement with Ag Pro meet the definition of a sales-type lease and therefore, control is not considered to have transferred to the OZ Fund.Company under GAAP. As consideration for the 10 farms sold to the OZ Fund,a result, the Company received approximately $19.1 million in cash and approximately $2.4 million in convertible notes receivable (the “OZ Convertible Notes”), resulting indoes not recognize the underlying asset but instead recognizes a gain on disposition of assets totaling $2.4 million. The OZ Convertible Notes had an interest rate of 1.35% and an aggregate principal balance of $2.4 million. On July 16, 2021, the Company provided notice to the OZ Fund that it was converting its OZ Convertible Notes, and accrued interest thereon, into membership interests in the OZ Fund,financial asset in accordance with ASC 310 “Receivables.” Accordingly, the termstransactions with Ag Pro are accounted for as financing receivables and are included in loans and financing receivables, net on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, net of the OZ Convertible Notes. The value of the conversion was $2.4 million and the Company’s membership interestsallowance for credit losses, in the OZ Fund were approximately 7.6% upon conversion and increased to 9.97% as of June 30, 2022 after subsequent capital contributions. Please refer to “Note 4—Related Party Transactions.”accordance with ASC 310.

AllowanceCurrent expected credit losses (“CECL”)for Notes and Interest Receivable

A note: Under ASC 326, the Company is required to estimate an expected lifetime credit loss. For loans under the FPI Loan Program, a loan is placed on non-accrual status when management determines, after considering economic and business conditions and collection efforts, that the noteloan is impaired or collection of interest is doubtful. The accrual of interest on the instrument ceases when there is concern that principal or interest due according to the note agreement will not be collected. Any payment received on such non-accrual notesloans are recorded as interest income when the payment is received. The noteloan is reclassified as accrual-basis once interest and principal payments become current. The Company periodically reviews the value of the underlying collateral of farm real estate for the noteloan receivable and evaluates whether the value of the collateral continues to provide adequate security for the note. Should the value of the underlying collateral become less than the outstanding principal and interest, the Company will determine whether an allowance is necessary.loan. Any uncollectible interest previously accrued is also charged off. As of June 30, 2022,2023, we believebelieved the value of the underlying collateral for each of the notesloans to be sufficient and in excess of the respective outstanding principal and accrued interest and no notesloans are currently on non-accrual status.

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For financing receivables, the Company monitors its receivables based upon historical collection experience, collateral values, current trends, long-term probability of default (“PD”) and estimated loss given default (“LGD”). This approach calculates impairment by multiplying the PD (probability the asset will default within a given timeframe) by the LGD (percentage of the asset not expected to be collected due to default). The PD and LGD are estimated using average historical default rates of a company with similar credit risk factors to the Company’s tenant. Accrued interest write-offs are recognized as credit loss expense. CECL are recorded as a reduction to loans and financing receivables, net on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The CECL allowance is updated on a quarterly basis with the resulting change being recorded in the consolidated statements of operations for the relevant period. Charge-offs are deducted from the allowance in the period in which they are deemed uncollectible. Recoveries previously written off are recorded when received. There were no charge-offs or recoveries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.


Accounts Receivable

Accounts receivable are presented at face value, net of the allowance for doubtful accounts. The Company records an allowance for doubtful accounts, reducing the receivables balance to an amount that it estimates is collectible from our customers. Estimates used in determining the allowance for doubtful accounts are based on historical collection experience, current trends, aging of accounts receivable and periodic credit evaluations of the Company’s customers’ financial condition. The Company creates an allowance for accounts receivable when it becomes apparent, based upon age or customer circumstances, that an amount may not be collectible, such that all current expected losses are sufficiently

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reserved for at each reporting period. The Company considered its current expectations of future economic conditions including the impact of COVID-19, when estimating its allowance for doubtful accounts. The allowance for doubtful accounts was less than $0.1 million as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021.2022. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recorded on the Consolidated StatementStatements of Operations as a reduction to rental revenue if in relation to revenues recognized in the year, or as property operating expenses if in relation to revenue recognized in the prior years.

Inventory

TheInventory consists of costs of growingrelated to crops grown on farms under direct operations are accumulated untildirectly operated by the time of harvestTRS and is separated into growing crop inventory, harvested crop inventory or general inventory, as appropriate. Inventory is stated in the consolidated balance sheets at the lower of cost or net realizable value and are included in

Growing crop inventory in the consolidated balance sheets. Costs areconsists of costs allocated to growing crops based on a percentage of the total costs of production and total operating costs that are attributable to the portion of the crops that remain in inventory at the end of the period. The costs of growing crops incurred by FPI Agribusiness consisthave not yet been harvested, primarily of costs related to land preparation, cultivation, irrigation and fertilization. Growing crop inventory is charged to cost of products sold when the related crop is harvested and sold and is included in other operating expenses.sold. The cost of harvested cropcrops sold was $1.0 million and $1.3 million, and $0.7 million, respectively, forduring the three months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021. For2022. During the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, the cost of harvested cropcrops sold was $2.8$1.9 million and $0.9$2.8 million, respectively.

Harvested crop inventory on farms under direct operations includesconsists of costs accumulated both during the growing and harvesting phases and areallocated to harvested crops. Harvested crop inventory is stated at the lower of thoseaccumulated costs or the estimated net realizable value, which is the market price of the harvested crops, based upon the nearest market in the geographic region, less any cost of disposition. Cost of disposition includes broker’s commissions, freight and other marketing costs.

 

General inventory, such as fertilizer, seeds and pesticides, is valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, inventory consisted of the following:

(in thousands)

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

June 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Harvested crop

$

$

164

$

1,403

$

Growing crop

2,962

2,895

1,349

2,808

$

2,962

$

3,059

$

2,752

$

2,808

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Equity Method Investments

On January 20, 2021, the Company entered into property sale and long-term management agreements with Promised Land Opportunity Zone Farms I, LLC (the “OZ Fund”), a private investment fund focused on acquiring and improving farmland in qualified opportunity zones in the United States, as designated under U.S. tax provisions enacted in 2017. As partial consideration for certain transactions with10 farms sold to the OZ Fund in March 2021, the Company received approximately $2.4 million in convertible notes receivable, which, in addition to the accrued interest thereon, was converted into membership interests in the OZ Convertible Notes, which onFund at the Company’s election in July 16, 2021, were converted into a 7.6% equity interest upon conversion and increased to 9.97% as of June 30, 2022.2021. As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the aggregate balance of the Company’s equity method investment in the OZ Fund was approximately $4.1$4.2 million and $3.4 million, respectively,for each period, including aggregate capital contributions of $1.7 million and $1.0 millionfrom inception of the joint venture through June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021, respectively.2022. The OZ Fund will exist until an event of dissolution occurs, as defined in the limited liability company agreement of the OZ Fund (the “Fund Agreement”). Under the Fund Agreement, the Managermanager of the OZ Fund may call for additional capital contributions from its members to fund expenses, property acquisitions and capital improvements in accordance with each members’ funding ratio. The Company’s capital contributions are capped at $20.0 million.

Under the Fund Agreement, any available cash, after the allowance for the payment of all obligations, operating expenses and capital improvements, is distributed to the members at least annually. For each fiscal year, net income or loss is allocated to the members pro rata in accordance with their percentage interest.

Business Combinations

The Company recognizes and measures the assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination based on their estimated fair values as of date of acquisition, with any difference recorded as goodwill. Management engages an independent valuation specialist, as applicable, to assist with the determination of fair value of the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and resulting goodwill, based on recognized business valuation methodologies. If the initial accounting for the business combination is incomplete by the end of the reporting period in which the acquisition occurs, an estimate

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will be recorded. Subsequent to the acquisition, and not later than one year from the acquisition date, the Company will record any measurement period adjustments to the initial estimate based on new information obtained that would have existed as of the acquisition date. An adjustment that arises from information obtained that did not exist as of the date of the acquisition will be recorded in the period of the adjustment. Acquisition and due diligence costs that arise as a result of a business combination are expensed as incurred.

On November 15, 2021, we acquired 100% of the membership interests of Murray Wise Associates, LLC (“MWA”), an agricultural asset management, brokerage and auction company, for total transaction value of $8.1 million, comprised of $5.3 million of consideration paid at closing, net of $2.8 million of closing adjustments. The consideration paid at closing was comprised of $2.2 million in cash and $3.1 million in shares of our common stock. The primary reason for the acquisition was to increase the Company’s breadth of activities in the farmland sector, while adding additional sources of revenue and market insight. As a result of the acquisition, MWA became a wholly owned subsidiary of the TRS. The Company issued an aggregate of 248,734 shares of common stock at a price of $12.61 per share in connection with the closing of the acquisition. The Company has entered into an incentive compensation agreement providing for the issuance of up to $3.0 million in shares of common stock for the benefit of current and prospective MWA employees aside from Murray Wise, who was appointed to our Board of Directors in connection with the closing of the acquisition, the receipt of which is tied to achieving certain profitability and asset-under-management objectives within three years following the closing of the transaction. Stock-based incentive expense related to these awards will be recognized ratably over the same three-year period to which it relates. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company recorded $0.2 million and $0.4 million, respectively, for these awards. As of June 30, 2022, $0.4 million is included in accrued expenses on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The Company recorded goodwill of $2.7 million, trade names and trademarks of $1.9 million, and customer relationships of $0.1 million, as part of the purchase of MWA. Goodwill represents the difference between the purchase consideration and the net assets acquired, including identifiable intangible assets. The factors giving rise to goodwill are primarily related to (a) entry into new lines of business which are complimentary to FPI’s existing business operations, and (b) acquired workforce-in-place, including Murray Wise, who has extensive experience in the industry, and became a member of our Board of Directors in connection with the closing of the transaction, as described above.

The following table presents a summary of the Company's purchase accounting entries:

($ in thousands)

    

MWA Purchase

Consideration:

Accounting

Cash consideration

$

2,161

Stock consideration

3,147

Total consideration

$

5,308

Amounts recognized for fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed:

Cash and cash equivalents

$

1,305

Fixed Assets

110

Goodwill

2,706

Intangible assets

1,915

Net Liabilities

(728)

Total Fair Value

$

5,308

Net cash used in the transaction:

Cash paid in transaction

$

(2,161)

Cash acquired in transaction

1,305

Net cash used in the transaction

$

(856)

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired in the acquisition of a business. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment annually in the fourth quarter and when events or changes in circumstances indicate that the fair value of a reporting unit with goodwill has been reduced below its carrying value. The impairment test requires allocating goodwill and other assets and liabilities to reporting units. The fair value of each reporting unit is determined and compared to the carrying value of the reporting unit. The fair value

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is calculated using the expected present value of future cash flows method. Significant assumptions used in the cash flow forecasts include future net operating margins, discount rates and future capital requirements. If the fair value of the reporting unit is less than the carrying value, including goodwill, the excess of the book value over the fair value of goodwill is charged to net income as an impairment expense. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022,2023, the Company did not incur any impairment charges related to goodwill.

Amortization of intangible assets with definite lives is calculated using the straight-line method, which is reflective of the benefit pattern in which the estimated economic benefit is expected to be received over the estimated useful life of the intangible asset. Intangible assets subject to amortization are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of the intangible asset may not be recoverable. If the sum of the expected undiscounted future cash flows related to the asset is less than the carrying amount of the asset, an impairment loss is recognized based on the fair value of the asset. Trade names and trademarks have an indefinite life and, therefore, are not subject to amortization. Customer relationships are subject to amortization and are amortized over a period of 10 to 12

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years. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recorded amortization of customer relationships of less than $0.1 million for each period.

Fair Value

The Company is required to disclose fair value as further explained in “Note 6—Notes Receivable”,Receivable,” “Note 7—Mortgage Notes, Lines of Credit and Bonds Payable” and “Note 10—Hedge Accounting”.Accounting.” FASB ASC 820-10 establishes a three-level hierarchy for the disclosure of fair value measurements. The valuation hierarchy is based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:

Level 1—Inputs to the valuation methodology are quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2—Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable or can be substantially corroborated for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3—Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable, supported by little or no market activity and are significant to the fair value measurement.

Hedge Accounting

ASC 815 requires the Company to recognize all of its derivative instruments as either assets or liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The accounting for changes in the fair value (i.e., gains or losses) of a derivative instrument depends on whether it has been designated and qualifies as part of a hedging relationship and, further, on the type of hedging relationship. For those derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as hedging instruments, the company must designate the hedging instrument, based upon the exposure being hedged, as a fair value hedge, cash flow hedge or a hedge of a net investment in a foreign operation. For derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments, the gain or loss is recognized in the consolidated statements of operations during the reporting period.

The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk, by managing the amount, sources, duration and interest rate exposure of its funding. The Company may also use interest rate derivative financial instruments, namely interest rate swaps.

The Company may enter into marketing contracts to sell commodities. Derivatives and hedge accounting guidance requires a company to evaluate these contracts to determine whether the contracts are derivatives. Certain contracts that meet the definition of a derivative may be exempt from derivative accounting if designated as normal purchase or normal sales. The Company evaluates all contracts at inception to determine if they are derivatives and if they meet the normal purchase and normal sale designation requirements.

The Company has in place one interest rate swap agreement with Rabobank to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. This agreement qualifies as a cash flow hedge and is actively evaluated

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for ongoing effectiveness (see “Note 10—Hedge Accounting”). The entire change in the fair value of the Company’s designated cash flow hedges is recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’stockholders’ equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

Additionally, the Company assesses whether the derivative used in its hedging transaction is expected to be highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value or cash flows of the hedged item. The Company discontinues hedge accounting when it is determined that a derivative has ceased to be or is not expected to be highly effective as a hedge, and then reflects changes in fair value of the derivative as gain or loss, as applicable, in earningsthe consolidated statements of operations during reporting periods after termination of the hedge relationship.

New or Revised Accounting Standards

such determination.

Recently adoptedAdopted Accounting Standards

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848), that provided practical expedients to address existing guidance on contract modifications and hedge accounting due to the expected market

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transition from the London Inter-bank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) and other interbank offered rates (together, “IBORs”) to alternative reference rates, such as the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”). In July 2017, the Financial Conduct Authority announced it intended to stop compelling banks to submit rates for the calculation of LIBOR after 2021. We refer to this transition as “reference rate reform.”

The first practical expedient allows companies to elect to not apply certain modification accounting requirements to debt, derivative and lease contracts affected by reference rate reform if certain criteria are met. These criteria include the following: (i) the contract referenced an IBOR rate that is expected to be discontinued; (ii) the modified terms directly replace or have the potential to replace the IBOR rate that is expected to be discontinued; and (iii) any contemporaneous changes to other terms that change or have the potential to change the amount and timing of contractual cash flows must be related to the replacement of the IBOR rate. If the contract meets all three criteria, there is no requirement for remeasurement of the contract at the modification date or reassessment of the previous hedging relationship accounting determination.

The second practical expedient allows companies to change the reference rate and other critical terms related to the reference rate reform in derivative hedge documentation without having to de-designate the hedging relationship. This allows for companies to continue applying hedge accounting to existing cash flow and net investment hedges.

In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848, which extends the period of time preparers can utilize the reference rate reform relief guidance in Topic 848. The objective of the guidance in Topic 848 is to provide relief during the temporary transition period, so the FASB included a sunset provision within Topic 848 based on expectations of when the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) would cease being published. In 2021, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) delayed the intended cessation date of certain tenors of USD LIBOR to June 30, 2023. To ensure the relief in Topic 848 covers the period of time during which a significant number of modifications may take place, the ASU defers the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the relief in Topic 848.

The Company will continue to evaluate its debt, derivative and lease contracts that are eligible for modification relief and expects to apply those elections as needed.

Note 2—Revenue Recognition

Fixed Rent: The majority of the Company’s leases provide for rent payments on an entirely or partially fixed basis. For the majority of its fixed farm rent leases, the Company receives at least 50% of the annual lease payment from tenants before crops are planted, generally during the first quarter of the year, with the remaining 50% of the lease payment due in the second half of the year generally after the crops are harvested. Rental income is recorded on a straight-line basis over the lease term. This means that rental income is equal in all periods of the lease, calculated by adding all expected lease payments (including increases within the lease) and dividing by the number of periods, despite the cash rents being received in lump sums at the specific times as described above. The lease term generally considers periods when a tenant: (1) may not terminate its lease obligation early; (2) may terminate its lease obligation early in exchange for a fee or penalty that the Company considers material enough such that termination would not be probable; (3) possesses renewal rights and the tenant’s failure to exercise such rights imposes a penalty on the tenant material enough such that renewal appears reasonably assured; or (4) possesses bargain renewal options for such periods. Payments received in advance are included in deferred revenue until they are earned.

Variable Rent: Certain of the Company’s leases provide for a rent payment determined as a percentage of the gross farm proceeds in their entirety or above a certain threshold. Revenue under leases providing for variable rent may be recorded at the guaranteed crop insurance minimums and recognized ratably over the lease term during the crop year. Upon notification from the grain or packing facility that a future contract for delivery of the harvest has been finalized or

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when the tenant has notified the Company of the total amount of gross farm proceeds, revenue is recognized for the excess of the actual gross farm proceeds and the previously recognized minimum guaranteed insurance.

Fixed Rent and Variable Rent: Certain of the Company’s leases provide for a minimum fixed rent plus variable rent based on gross farm revenue.

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The Company’s leases generally have terms ranging from one to three years, with some extending up to 40 years (e.g., renewable energy leases). Payments received in advance are included in deferred revenue until they are earned. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had $1.1 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, in deferred revenue.

The following sets forth a summary of rental income recognized during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

Rental income recognized

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Leases in effect at the beginning of the year

$

9,024

$

7,798

$

18,445

$

15,549

Leases entered into during the year

 

365

 

1,398

 

632

 

3,192

$

9,389

$

9,196

$

19,077

$

18,741

Future minimum fixed rent payments from tenants under all non-cancelable leases in place as of June 30, 2023, including lease advances when contractually due, but excluding crop share and tenant reimbursement of expenses, for the remainder of 2023 and each of the next four years and thereafter as of June 30, 2023 are as follows:

(in thousands)

    

Future rental

Year Ending December 31,

payments

2023 (remaining six months)

$

17,241

2024

25,641

2025

14,194

2026

 

7,332

2027

5,243

Thereafter

36,981

$

106,632

Since lease renewal periods are exercisable at the option of the lessee, the preceding table presents future minimum lease payments due during the initial lease term only.

Tenant Reimbursements: Certain of the Company’s leases provide for tenants to reimburse the Company for property taxes and other expenses. Tenant reimbursements are recognized on a straight-line basis each year over the applicable term of the lease.

Crop Sales: TheFor farms directly operated through the TRS, the Company records revenue from the sale of harvested crops when the harvested crop has been contracted to be delivered to a grain or packing facility and title has transferred. RevenuesDuring the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, revenues from the sale of harvested crops recognized for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 were $1.2$0.5 million and $0.2$1.2 million, respectively. Revenues from the sale of harvested crops recognized for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 were $1.8$0.9 million and $0.5$1.8 million, respectively. Harvested crops delivered under marketing contracts are recorded using the fixed price of the marketing contract at the time of delivery to a grain or packing facility. Harvested crops delivered without a marketing contract are recorded using the market price at the date the harvested crop is delivered to the grain or packing facility and title has transferred.

Other Revenue: Other revenue includes crop insurance proceeds, auction fees, brokerage fees, interest income, and property management income, and proceeds from litigation settlement.income. Crop insurance proceeds are recognized when the amount is determinable and collectible. Crop insurance proceeds are generally received in lieu of crop sales on farms under direct operations.directly operated through the TRS. The Company generates auction revenue by contracting with a real estate owner to market and auction farm property. Successful bidders sign a purchase agreement immediately following the auction. Auction fee revenue is recognized upon completion of the Company’s performance obligations.transaction. The Company generates real estate brokerage commissions by acting as a broker for real estate investors or owners seeking to buy or sell farm property. Revenue from brokerage fees is recognized inupon completion of the month in which the sale transaction occurs.transaction. Property management revenue is recognized over the term of the contract as services are being provided. The Company collects property management fees in advance of the commencement of property management activities on behalf of third parties. Payments received in advance are includedparties and includes them in deferred revenue until they are earned.earned over the life

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of the contract. Interest income is recognized on notes receivableloans and financing receivables on an accrual basis over the life of the note.loans. Direct origination costs are netted against loan origination fees and are amortized over the life of the note using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method, as an adjustment to interest income which is included as a component of other revenue in the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021.

Leases in place as of June 30, 2022 have terms ranging from one to 40 years, though, most of the Company’s farming leases range from two to three years for row crops and one to seven years for permanent crops. Payments received in advance are included in deferred revenue until they are earned. As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company had $1.3 million and less than $0.1 million, respectively, in deferred revenue.2022.

The following sets forth a summary of rental income recognized duringtable presents other revenue that is disaggregated by revenue source for the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021:2022:

Rental income recognized

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

Leases in effect at the beginning of the year

$

7,798

$

7,263

$

15,549

$

16,734

Leases entered into during the year

 

1,398

 

1,028

 

3,192

 

1,817

$

9,196

$

8,291

$

18,741

$

18,551

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Future minimum fixed rent payments from tenants under all non-cancelable leases in place as of June 30, 2022, including lease advances when contractually due, but excluding crop share and tenant reimbursement of expenses, for the remainder of 2022 and each of the next four years and thereafter as of June 30, 2022 are as follows:

(in thousands)

    

Future rental

Year Ending December 31,

payments

2022 (remaining six months)

$

16,632

2023

26,802

2024

18,647

2025

 

9,125

2026

4,080

Thereafter

33,470

$

108,756

Since lease renewal periods are exercisable at the option of the lessee, the preceding table presents future minimum lease payments due during the initial lease term only.

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Auction and brokerage fees

$

167

$

813

$

504

$

1,451

Crop insurance proceeds

29

624

1,925

Property management income

 

235

 

163

 

422

 

323

Other (e.g., interest income)

 

418

 

226

 

885

 

375

$

849

$

1,202

$

2,435

$

4,074

Note 3—Concentration Risk

Credit Risk

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022,2023, the Company had no significant tenants representing a tenant concentration of 10% or greater of period revenue. Revenue for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 are2023 is not necessarily indicative of actual revenue for the entire year ending December 31, 2022.2023. The Company receives a significant portion of its variable rental payments in the fourth quarter of each year, typically resulting in at least one tenant concentration of 10% or greater revenue in that quarter.quarter and for the year. If a significant tenant fails to make rental payments to the Company or elects to terminate its leases, and the land cannot be re-leased on satisfactory terms, there may be a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial performance and the Company’s ability to continue operations.performance.

Geographic Risk

The following table summarizes the percentage of approximate total acres owned as of June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, and the fixed and variable rent recorded by the Company for the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022 by location of the farm:

Approximate %

Rental Income (1)

Approximate %

Rental Income (1)

of total acres

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

of total acres

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

As of June 30,

June 30,

June 30,

As of June 30,

June 30,

June 30,

Location of Farm (2)

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

 

2022

2021

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

 

2023

2022

Corn Belt

28.8

%

27.3

%

40.1

%

39.5

%

39.8

%

36.8

%

28.6

%

28.8

%

43.7

%

40.1

%

43.6

%

39.8

%

Delta and South

20.5

%

20.4

%

13.3

%

9.5

%

15.5

%

10.6

%

20.9

%

20.5

%

15.0

%

13.3

%

13.9

%

15.5

%

High Plains

18.2

%

18.8

%

9.1

%

10.0

%

9.0

%

8.0

%

20.7

%

18.2

%

9.9

%

9.1

%

9.9

%

9.0

%

Southeast

25.2

%

26.1

%

24.3

%

25.7

%

23.3

%

27.3

%

22.4

%

25.2

%

23.7

%

24.3

%

24.1

%

23.3

%

West Coast

7.3

%

7.4

%

13.2

%

15.3

%

12.4

%

17.3

%

7.4

%

7.3

%

7.7

%

13.2

%

8.5

%

12.4

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

100.0

%

(1)

Due to regional disparities in the use of leases with variable rent and seasonal variations in the recognition of variable rent revenue, regional comparisons by rental income are not fully representative of each region’s income-producing capacity until a full year is taken into account.

(2)

Corn Belt includes farms located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and eastern Nebraska. Delta and South includes farms located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi. High Plains includes farms located in Colorado, Kansas, western Nebraska, and South Dakota.Texas. Southeast includes farms located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. West Coast includes farms located in California.

Note 4—Related Party Transactions

On July 21, 2015, the Company entered into a lease agreement with American Agriculture Aviation LLC (“American Ag Aviation”) for the use of a private plane. American Ag Aviation is a Colorado limited liability company that is owned 100% by Paul A. Pittman, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.Chairman. The private plane is generally utilized when commercial

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air travel is not readily available or practical to and from a particular location. The Company paid costs of $0.04$0.02 million and $0.05$0.04 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021, respectively,$0.02 million and $0.07 million and $0.09 million during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively, to American Ag Aviation for use of

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the aircraft in accordance with the lease agreement. These costs were recognized based on the nature of the associated use of the aircraft consistently with other travel expenses, as follows: (i) general and administrative - expensed as general and administrative expenses within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations; (ii) land acquisition (accounted for as an asset acquisition) - allocated to the acquired real estate assets within the Company’s consolidated balance sheets; and (iii) land acquisition (accounted for as a business combination) - expensed as acquisition and due diligence costs within the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

On January 20, 2021, the Company entered into property sale and long-term management agreements with the OZ Fund. The OZ Fund is a Delaware limited liability company whose manager is the brother of Thomas P. Heneghan, one of the Company's independent directors. Mr. Heneghan has an indirect investment in the OZ Fund. On March 5, 2021, the Company sold 9 farms to the OZ Fund. On March 31, 2021, the Company sold an additional property to the OZ Fund. As consideration for the 10 farms sold to the OZ Fund, the Company received approximately $19.1 million in cash and approximately $2.4 million in convertible notes receivable (the “OZ Convertible Notes”), resulting in a gain on disposition of assets totaling $2.4 million. On July 16, 2021, the OZ Convertible Notes were converted into a 7.6% equity interest in the OZ Fund. As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had a 9.97% interest for both periods in the OZ Fund. Under the terms of the long-term management agreement, the Company earns a quarterly management fee equal to (i) 0.2125% times gross book value per quarter of the gross book value under $50 million and (ii) 0.2000% times gross book value per quarter of the gross book value in excess of $50 million and under $100 million and (iii) 0.1875% times gross book value per quarter of gross book value in excess of $100 million. The Company earned management fees of $0.10$0.1 million and $0.05 million, respectively,for each of period during the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 and $0.21$0.2 million and $0.06 million, respectively,for each period during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021.2022.

Note 5—Real Estate

During the six months ended June 30, 2023, the Company completed acquisitions of two properties in the Corn Belt and Delta and South region. Aggregate consideration for these acquisitions totaled $9.0 million. No intangible assets were acquired through this acquisition.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company completed 9 acquisitions consisting of 9nine properties in the Corn Belt region. Aggregate consideration for these acquisitions totaled $28.2 million. NaNNo intangible assets were acquired through these acquisitions.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021,2023, the Company completed 4 acquisitions, consistingdispositions of 419 properties in the Corn Belt, and Delta and South and Southeast regions. AggregateThe Company received cash consideration for these acquisitions totaled $29.9dispositions totaling $51.5 million and recognized an aggregate gain on sale of $12.9 million. NaN intangible assets were acquired through these acquisitions.Of the $51.5 million in cash consideration, $2.2 million is considered restricted cash as it is held in a financial institution for an in-process, like-kind exchange.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022, the Company completed 5 dispositions consisting of 5five properties in the Corn Belt, High Plains and Southeast regions. The Company received cash consideration for these dispositions totaling $16.9 million and recognized an aggregate gain on sale of $4.0 million.

During the six months ended June 30, 2021, the Company completed 7 dispositions consisting of 15 properties in the Corn Belt, Southeast, and Delta and South regions. The Company received cash consideration for these dispositions totaling $28.6 million and $2.4 million of convertible notes receivable (which were subsequently converted to membership interests in the OZ Fund on July 16, 2021), and recognized an aggregate gain on sale of $3.5 million.

Note 6—Notes ReceivableLoans and Financing Receivables

The Company offers an agricultural lending product (the “FPI Loan Program”) focused on farmers as a complement to the Company’s business of acquiring and owning farmland and leasing it to farmers. Under the FPI Loan Program, the Company makes loans to third-party farmers (both tenant and non-tenant) to provide financing for property acquisitions, working capital requirements, operational farming activities, farming infrastructure projects and for other farming and agricultural real estate related projects. The Company seeks to make loans that are collateralized by farm real estate or growing crops and in principal amounts of $1.0 million or more at fixed interest rates with maturities of up to six years. The Company expects the borrower to repay the loans in accordance with the loan agreements based on farming operations and access to other forms of capital, as permitted. 

In addition to loans made under the FPI Loan Program, the Company, on certain occasions, makes short-term loans to tenants secured by collateral other than real estate, such as growing crops, equipment or inventory, when the Company believes such loans will ensure the orderly completion of farming operations on a property owned by the Company for a given crop year and other credit is not available to the borrower.

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Notes receivableOn November 18, 2022, the Company acquired land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio leased to Ag Pro (the seller), under the John Deere brand. In accordance with ASC Topic 842, control is not considered to have transferred to the Company under GAAP and these transactions are stated at their unpaid principal balanceaccounted for as financing arrangements under ASC 310 “Receivables” rather than as investments in real estate subject to operating leases. The leases mature in November 2037 and include unamortized direct origination costs and accrued interest throughcontain renewal options for periods up to 20 years from the reporting date, less any allowanceoriginal maturity date. The discount rate used for losses and unearned borrower paid points. The Company monitors its receivables based upon historical collection experience, collateral values and current trends. Accrued interest write-offs are recognized as credit loss expense. The Company’s estimated 0 expected credit losses on its notes receivable principal balances as of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021. The Company recorded 0 credit loss expense related to interest receivables during the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.transactions was 6.15%.

As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Company held the following notes receivable:loans and financing receivables:

($ in thousands)

Principal Outstanding as of

Maturity

Outstanding as of

Maturity

Loan

    

Payment Terms

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

Date

    

Terms

    

June 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

    

Date

Mortgage Note (1)

Principal & interest due at maturity

$

217

$

223

12/7/2028

Loans under FPI Loan Program:

Mortgage Note (1)

Principal due at maturity & interest due monthly

2,135

3/16/2022

Principal & interest due at maturity

$

210

$

217

12/7/2028

Mortgage Note (2)

Principal due at maturity & interest due quarterly

1,571

6/23/2023

Principal due at maturity & interest due semi-annually

2,100

2,100

8/18/2023

Mortgage Note (3)

Principal due at maturity & interest due semi-annually

2,100

2,100

8/18/2023

Principal due at maturity & interest due quarterly

2,500

2,500

3/3/2025

Mortgage Note (4)

Principal due at maturity & interest due quarterly

1,000

11/28/2022

Mortgage Note (4)

Principal due at maturity & interest due quarterly

2,500

3/3/2025

Total outstanding principal

5,817

6,029

4,810

4,817

Sale-leaseback transactions accounted for as financing arrangements:

Sale-leaseback transactions accounted for as financing arrangements:

Financing Receivable, net (4)

Monthly payments in accordance with lease agreement

5,907

5,894

11/17/2037

Financing Receivable, net (4)

Monthly payments in accordance with lease agreement

4,498

4,498

11/17/2037

Financing Receivable, net (4)

Monthly payments in accordance with lease agreement

3,562

3,561

11/17/2037

Financing Receivable, net (4)

Monthly payments in accordance with lease agreement

3,240

3,241

11/17/2037

Total financing receivable

17,207

17,194

Interest receivable (net prepaid interest and points)

38

83

53

2

Allowance for credit losses

(92)

(92)

Provision for interest receivable

Total notes and interest receivable

$

5,855

$

6,112

Total Loans and financing receivables, net

$

21,978

$

21,921

(1)The original note was renegotiated and a second note was entered into simultaneously with the borrower during the three months ended March 31, 2017. The notes included mortgages on 2two additional properties in Colorado that included repurchase options for the properties at a fixed price that were exercisable by the buyer between the third and fifth anniversary of the issuance of the notes and expired on March 16, 2022 unexercised. Upon expiration of the repurchase options, the properties are no longer accounted for as financing transactions and became owned by the Company. They are included in real estate on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets based on the net unpaid note balances.
(2)On July 27, 2021, the Company entered into a loan secured against farmland, which was repaid in full on April 13, 2022.
(3)On August 18, 2021, the Company entered into a loan secured against farmland.
(4)(3)On March 3, 2022, the Company entered into 2two loans with the same party secured against farmland.
(4)On November 18, 2022, the Company acquired land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio, accounted for as financing transactions. The leases may be extended beyond the stated maturity date, for up to an additional 20 years, at the option of the tenant.

Loans and financing receivables are stated at their unpaid principal balance and include unamortized direct origination costs and accrued interest through the reporting date, less any allowance for losses and unearned borrower paid points. The Company monitors its receivables based upon historical collection experience, collateral values, current trends, long-term probability of default (“PD”) and estimated loss given default (“LGD”). Accrued interest write-offs are recognized as credit loss expense. The Company has estimated its credit losses in accordance with ASC 326 to be zero on its loan balances and approximately $0.1 million of allowance for credit losses on its financing receivables as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022. The Company recorded no credit loss expense related to interest receivables during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

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The following tables detail the allowance for credit losses as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

June 30, 2023

($ in thousands)

Amortized Cost

Allowance

Loans and financing
receivables, net

Allowance as a %
of Amortized Cost

Loans under FPI Loan Program

$

4,863

$

$

4,863

%

Financing Receivables

17,207

(92)

17,115

0.53

%

Totals

$

22,070

$

(92)

$

21,978

0.42

%

December 31, 2022

($ in thousands)

Amortized Cost

Allowance

Loans and financing
receivables, net

Allowance as a %
of Amortized Cost

Loans under FPI Loan Program

$

4,819

$

$

4,819

%

Financing Receivables

17,194

(92)

17,102

0.54

%

Totals

$

22,013

$

(92)

$

21,921

0.42

%

The following chart reflects the roll-forward of the allowance for credit losses for our loans and financing receivables for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022:

Six months ended June 30,

($ in thousands)

2023

2022

Balance at beginning of year

$

(92)

$

Initial allowance for financing receivables

Current period change in credit allowance

Charge-offs

Recoveries

Balance at end of year

$

(92)

$

The collateral for the mortgage notes receivable consists of real estate, personal property and growing crops.

TheWe estimate the fair value of notes receivable is valuedloans and financing receivables using Level 3 inputs under the hierarchy established by GAAP andGAAP. Fair value is calculated based on a discountedestimated by discounting cash flow analysis,flows using interest rates based on management’s estimates of market interest rates on mortgage notesloans receivable with comparable terms and credit risk whenever the interest rates on the notesloans receivable are deemed not to be at market rates. The fair value for financing receivables does not take into consideration any residual value upon the end of the lease term. As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the fair value of the notes receivableloans and financing receivables was $6.3$15.7 million and $6.0$19.6 million, respectively.

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Note 7—Mortgage Notes, Lines of Credit and Bonds Payable

 As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Company had the following indebtedness outstanding: 

Book

Book

Annual

 Value of

Annual

 Value of

($ in thousands)

($ in thousands)

Interest

Principal

Collateral

($ in thousands)

Interest

Principal

Collateral

Rate as of

Outstanding as of

as of

Rate as of

Next

Outstanding as of

as of

June 30,

June 30,

December 31,

Maturity

June 30,

Interest

June 30,

Interest Rate

Adjustment

June 30,

December 31,

Maturity

June 30,

Loan

  

Payment Terms

  

Interest Rate Terms

  

2022

  

2022

  

2021

  

Date

  

2022

  

Payment Terms

  

2023

  

Terms

  

Date

  

2023

  

2022

  

Date

  

2023

Farmer Mac Bond #6

Semi-annual interest only

3.69%

3.69%

$

13,827

$

13,827

April 2025

$

21,438

Semi-annual

3.69%

Fixed

N/A

$

13,827

$

13,827

April 2025

$

20,938

Farmer Mac Bond #7

Semi-annual interest only

3.68%

3.68%

11,160

11,160

April 2025

18,584

Semi-annual

3.68%

Fixed

N/A

11,160

11,160

April 2025

8,258

Farmer Mac Facility

Monthly

6.66%

SOFR + 1.50%

N/A

73,500

75,000

December 2025

86,921

MetLife Term Loan #1

Semi-annual interest only

3.30% fixed until 2023

3.30%

72,622

83,206

March 2026

182,578

Semi-annual

5.55%

Fixed for 3 years

N/A

72,623

72,623

March 2026

102,346

MetLife Term Loan #2

Semi-annual interest only

3.60% fixed until 2025

3.60%

16,000

March 2026

MetLife Term Loan #3

Semi-annual interest only

3.60% fixed until 2025

3.60%

16,800

March 2026

MetLife Term Loan #4

Semi-annual interest only

3.30% fixed until 2023

3.30%

9,880

13,017

June 2026

25,694

Semi-annual

5.55%

Fixed for 3 years

March 2026

9,880

9,880

June 2026

25,651

MetLife Term Loan #5

Semi-annual interest only

3.50% fixed until 2023

3.50%

5,179

6,779

January 2027

10,096

Semi-annual

5.63%

Fixed for 3 years

January 2026

5,179

5,179

January 2027

8,542

MetLife Term Loan #6

Semi-annual interest only

3.45% fixed until 2023

3.45%

21,726

27,158

February 2027

58,087

Semi-annual

5.55%

Fixed for 3 years

February 2026

21,726

21,726

February 2027

25,711

MetLife Term Loan #7

Semi-annual interest only

3.20% fixed until 2023

3.20%

15,698

16,198

June 2027

29,629

Semi-annual

5.87%

Fixed for 3 years

June 2026

15,699

15,699

June 2027

29,679

MetLife Term Loan #8

Semi-annual interest only

4.12% fixed until 2027

4.12%

44,000

44,000

December 2042

110,042

Semi-annual

4.12%

Fixed for 10 years

December 2027

44,000

44,000

December 2042

110,042

MetLife Term Loan #9

Semi-annual interest only

3.20% fixed until 2024

3.20%

16,800

16,800

May 2028

33,652

Semi-annual

3.20%

Fixed for 3 years

May 2024

16,800

16,800

May 2028

33,617

MetLife Term Loan #10

Semi-annual interest only

3.00% fixed until 2023

3.00%

48,985

49,874

October 2030

103,867

Semi-annual

3.00%

Fixed for 3 years

October 2023

48,985

48,985

October 2030

103,858

MetLife Term Loan #11

Semi-annual interest only

2.85% fixed until 2024

2.85%

12,750

12,750

October 2031

27,102

Semi-annual

2.85%

Fixed for 3 years

October 2024

12,750

12,750

October 2031

27,215

MetLife Term Loan #12

Semi-annual interest only

3.11% fixed until 2024

3.11%

14,359

14,359

December 2031

28,884

Semi-annual

3.11%

Fixed for 3 years

December 2024

14,359

14,359

December 2031

28,941

MetLife Facility

Quarterly

6.99%

SOFR + 2.10%

N/A

October 2027

112,240

Rabobank (1)

Semi-annual interest only

LIBOR + 1.70% adjustable every two years

2.82%

59,500

59,500

March 2028

129,117

Semi-annual

6.93%

SOFR + 1.81%

March 2024 (2)

48,033

59,500

March 2028

107,894

Rutledge Facility

Quarterly interest only

SOFR + 1.95%

2.60%

80,000

112,000

March 2027

231,751

Quarterly

6.69%

SOFR + 1.80%

April 2024 (2)

65,000

18,000

March 2027

219,732

Total outstanding principal

426,486

513,428

$

1,010,521

473,521

439,488

$

1,051,585

Debt issuance costs

(2,012)

(2,105)

(2,479)

(2,613)

Unamortized premium

Total mortgage notes and bonds payable, net

$

424,474

$

511,323

Total mortgage notes and bonds payable, net

$

471,042

$

436,875

(1)The Company has an interest rate swap agreement with Rabobank to add stability to interest expense and to manage our exposure to interestfor $33.2 million notional of fixed LIBOR at 2.114% until March 2026 for a weighted average rate movementsof approximately 4.8% (see “Note 10—Hedge Accounting”).
(2)The adjustment date included in the table above is for the spread noted under “Interest Rate Terms.”

Farmer Mac FacilityDebt

 

As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the CompanyOperating Partnership had approximately $25.0$98.5 million and $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount, respectively, outstanding under the bond purchase agreement entered into in October 2022 (the “Farmer Mac Facility”) with Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Farmer Mac Mortgage Securities Corporation (collectively, “Farmer Mac”), and $1.5 million and $0.0 million, respectively, in additional capacity available under the Farmer Mac facility.Facility. The Farmer Mac facilitydebt is secured by loans which are, in turn, secured by first-lien mortgages on agricultural real estate owned by the Operating Partnership. While Farmer Mac Bond #6 and Farmer Mac Bond #7 bear fixed interest rates of 3.69% and 3.68%, respectively, the Farmer Mac Facility bears interest of one-month term SOFR + 1.50% on drawn amounts and an unused commitment fee of 0.20%. In connection with the agreements, the Company entered into a guaranty agreement whereby the Company agreed to guarantee the full performance of the Operating Partnership’s duties and obligations under the Farmer Mac debt. The Farmer Mac debt is subject to the Company’s ongoing compliance with a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants, as well as financial covenants, including: a maximum leverage ratio of not more than 60%; a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio of 1.50 to 1.00; and a minimum tangible net worth requirement.. The Company was in compliance with all applicable covenants at June 30, 2022.2023. In addition, under the Farmer Mac Facility, the Operating Partnership may request that Farmer Mac purchase additional bonds up to an additional $200.0 million, which Farmer Mac may approve at its sole discretion.

MetLife Term LoansDebt

As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Company had $262.0 million and $316.9 millionin aggregate principal amount outstanding respectively,for both periods under the loancredit agreements between certain of the Company’s subsidiaries and Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) (together, and collectively, the “MetLife loancredit agreements”). Each of the MetLife loancredit agreements contains a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants, including the requirement to maintain a loan to value ratio of no greater than 60%.

In connection with each of the MetLife loan agreements, FPI and the Operating Partnership each entered into separate guarantees whereby FPI and the Operating Partnership jointly and severally agree to unconditionally guarantee the obligations under the Metlife loan agreements (the “MetLife guarantees”). The MetLife guarantees contain a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants.

The Company was in compliancealso has a $75.0 million credit facility with all covenants underMetLife that provides the MetLife loan agreements and MetLife guarantees asCompany with access to additional liquidity on a revolving credit basis at a floating rate of interest equal to SOFR plus 210 basis points. As of June 30, 2022.

Each of the MetLife loan agreements includes certain customary events of default, including a cross-default provision related to other outstanding indebtedness of the borrowers, FPI2023, no amounts had been borrowed and the Operating Partnership, the occurrence of which, after any applicable cure period, would permit MetLife, among other things, to accelerate payment of all amounts outstanding$75.0 million remained available under the MetLife loans and to exercise its remedies with respect to the pledged collateral, including foreclosure and salesenior secured revolving line of the Company’s properties that collateralize the MetLife loans.credit

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Rutledge Credit Facility

On February 18, 2022, the Company andentered into by the Operating Partnership as guarantors, and American Farmland Company L.P. (“AFCO”), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company as the borrower, entered into an Amended, Restated and Consolidated Loan Agreement (the “Consolidated Loan Agreement”) with Rutledge Investment Company ("Rutledge"), pursuant to which the parties agreed to consolidate the Company's 5 outstanding promissory notes with Rutledge (the "Legacy Rutledge Loans") into a single revolving credit loanMetLife in an aggregate principal amount of up to $112.0 million (the "Consolidated Loan") maturing on March 1, 2027 (the "Maturity Date" and collectively, the “Refinancing”). As a condition to Rutledge providing the Refinancing, the Company and the Operating Partnership individually entered into Amended and Restated Guaranty Agreements with Rutledge, each dated as of February 18, 2022 (each, a “Guaranty Agreement”) whereby we are required to unconditionally guarantee AFCO's obligations under the Consolidated Loan, and AFCO entered into that certain Consolidation of Notes and Modification and Extension Agreement with Rutledge, dated as of February 18,October 2022 (the “Modification Agreement,” and together with the Consolidated Loan Agreement and the Guaranty Agreements, the “Refinancing Agreements”“MetLife Facility”). As of June 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the Company and the Operating Partnership had $80.0 million and $112.0 million, respectively, outstanding under the Rutledge Facility. As of June 30, 2022, $32.0 remains available under this facility and2023, the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the loanMetLife credit agreements relating to the Rutledge Facility.and MetLife guarantees.

TheOn each adjustment date for MetLife Term Loans #1-10, MetLife may, at its option, adjust the rate of interest to any rate of interest determined by MetLife consistent with rates for substantially similar loans secured by real estate substantially similar to the collateral. For MetLife Term Loan #11, the interest rate will be adjusted to the greater of the three-year U.S. treasury rate plus 2.20% or 2.85%. For MetLife Term Loan #12, the interest rate will be adjusted to the greater of the three-year U.S. treasury rate plus 2.10%, or 2.75%. At the time of rate adjustment, the Company may make a prepayment equal to the unpaid principal balance for each of the Consolidated Loan is based on three-month SOFR, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin forMetLife loans. Otherwise, the Consolidated Loan is 1.80%Company may make a prepayment equal to 2.25%, depending20% to 50% of the unpaid principal balance (depending on the applicable pricing level in effect. The Company previously paidtranche of debt) during a commitment fee to Rutledge equal to 0.50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Consolidated Loan. Generally, the Consolidated Loan Agreement contains terms consistent with the Legacy Rutledge Loans, including, among others, the representations and warranties, affirmative, negative and financial covenants and events of default. The Company will owe 0 prepayment penalty if it elects to repay the Consolidated Loan in full before the Maturity Date.calendar year without penalty.

Rabobank Mortgage Note

As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Company and the Operating Partnership had $59.5$48.0 million and $59.5 million in aggregate principal amount outstanding, respectively, under the Rabobank mortgage note. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Rabobank mortgage note as of June 30, 2022.2023.

Rutledge Facility

As of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company and the Operating Partnership had $65.0 million and $18.0 million in aggregate principal amount, respectively, outstanding under a credit agreement with Rutledge Investment Company (“Rutledge”) referred to herein as the Rutledge Facility. In February 2023, the total facility size was decreased from $112 million to $109 million. As of June 30, 2023, $44.2 million remained available under this facility and the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the loan agreements relating to the Rutledge Facility.

The interest rate for the credit facility is based on three-month SOFR, plus an applicable margin. The applicable margin for the credit facility is 1.80% to 2.25%, depending on the applicable pricing level in effect. As of April 1, 2023, the applicable margin changed to 1.80%. Generally, the Rutledge Facility contains terms consistent with the Company’s prior loans with Rutledge, including, among others, the representations and warranties, affirmative, negative and financial covenants and events of default.

In connection with the Rutledge agreement, the Company and the Operating Partnership each entered into separate guarantees whereby the Company and the Operating Partnership jointly and severally agreed to unconditionally guarantee the obligations under the Rutledge Facility (the “Rutledge guarantees”). The Rutledge guarantees contain a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants.

LIBOR

The use of LIBOR was phased out at the end of 2021, although the phase out of U.S. dollar LIBOR has been delayed until mid-2023. Currently, no official replacement rate has been identified. As of June 30, 2022,2023, the Company’s only indebtedness with maturity beyond 2023 that has exposure to LIBOR was the Rabobank Mortgage Note. There can be no assurancesNote, which converted to a SOFR-based instrument as to what the alternative base rate will be in the event that LIBOR is discontinued, and the Company can provide no assurances whether that base rate will be more or less favorable than LIBOR. The Company intends to monitor the developments with respect to the continued phasing out of LIBOR and will work with its lenders to ensure that any transition away from LIBOR will have minimal impact on its financial condition, but can provide no assurances regarding the impact of LIBOR discontinuation.July 1, 2023.

Debt Issuance Costs

Costs incurred by the Company in obtaining debt are deducted from the face amount of mortgage notes and bonds payable. Debt issuance costs are amortized using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method, over the respective terms of the related indebtedness. Any unamortized amounts upon early repayment of mortgage notes payable are written off in the period in which repayment occurs. Fully amortized deferred financing fees are removed from the balance sheet upon maturity or repayment of the underlying debt. Accumulated amortization of deferred financing fees was $1.0$1.6 million and $1.7$1.2 million as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.

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Aggregate Maturities

As of June 30, 2022,2023, aggregate maturities of long-term debt for the succeeding years are as follows:

($ in thousands)

Year Ending December 31,

    

Future Maturities

Year Ending December 31,

    

Future Maturities

 

2022 (remaining six months)

$

2023

2023 (remaining six months)

$

2024

2,100

2,100

2025

 

27,087

100,587

2026

84,602

 

84,603

2027

109,704

Thereafter

312,697

176,527

$

426,486

$

473,521

Fair Value

The fair value of the mortgage notes payable is valued using Level 3 inputs under the hierarchy established by GAAP and is calculated based on a discounted cash flow analysis, using interest rates based on management’s estimates of market interest rates on long-term debt with comparable terms whenever the interest rates on the mortgage notes payable are deemed not to be at market rates. As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the fair value of the mortgage notes payable was $401.3$448.5 million and $522.7$405.0 million, respectively.

Note 8—Commitments and Contingencies

The Company is not currently subject to any known material contingencies arising from its business operations, nor to any material known or threatened litigation other than as discussed below.

Office Leases

The Company has 4five leases in place for office space with monthly payments ranging between $850$750 and $13,377$13,711 per month and lease terms expiring between December 2022November 2024 and OctoberNovember 2025. Beginning in 2020, the Company recognized right of use assets and related lease liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company estimated the value of the lease liabilities using a discount rate ofrates ranging from 3.35% to 6.47%, equivalent to the raterates we would pay on a secured borrowing with similar terms to the lease at the inception of the lease. Options to extend the lease are excluded in our minimum lease terms unless the option is reasonably certain to be exercised. During the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, our total lease cost was $0.07 million and $0.06 million, respectively. Our total lease cost for the three months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021 was $0.06 million and $0.04 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021, total lease cost was $0.12$0.13 million and $0.08$0.12 million, respectively. Minimum annual rental payments under these operating leases, reconciled to the lease liability included in our consolidated balance sheets, are as follows (in thousands):

($ in thousands)

    

Future rental

 

    

Future rental

 

Year Ending December 31,

payments

 

payments

 

2022 (remaining six months)

$

115

2023

183

2023 (remaining six months)

$

96

2024

62

247

2025

44

205

2026

 

2027

 

Thereafter

Total lease payments

404

548

Less: imputed interest

(17)

(39)

Lease liability

$

387

$

509

Litigation

Summary of litigation matters discussed below:

The Brokop Class Action: On April 6, 2022, the Court issued an order granting the Company’s motion for summary judgment in full, and on April 7, 2022, the Court entered a final judgment dismissing Brokop’s claims with prejudice. That judgment became final on May 6, 2022, when the period for Brokop to appeal the judgment expired.

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The Winter Derivative Action: In light of the judgment dismissing the Brokop Class Action, the parties stipulated to the dismissal of the Winter Derivative Action, and the court entered a dismissal order on May 9, 2022.
The Luger Derivative Action: The parties filed a joint notice of voluntary dismissal of the appeal in the Luger Action on May 11, 2022, and the court ordered dismissal of the case on May 18, 2022.

On July 11, 2018, a purported class action lawsuit, captioned Kachmar v. Farmland Partners Inc. (the “Kachmar Action”), was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado against the Company and certain of our officers by a purported Company stockholder. The complaint alleges, among other things, that our disclosure related to the FPI Loan Program was materially false and misleading in violation of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder. On August 17, 2018, a second purported class action, captioned Mariconda v. Farmland Partners Inc. was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (the “Brokop Action”). As discussed below, the current named plaintiff in that action is a purported FPI shareholder named Don Brokop.   The complaint filed in the Brokop Action alleged substantially identical claims to those alleged in the Kachmar Action.  

Several purported shareholders moved to consolidate the Kachmar Action and the Brokop Action and for appointment as lead plaintiff. On November 13, 2018, the plaintiff in the Kachmar Action voluntarily dismissed the Kachmar Action.  On December 3, 2018, the court appointed two purported stockholders of the Company, the Turner Insurance Agency, Inc. and Cecilia Turner (the “Turners”), as lead plaintiffs in the Brokop Action. On March 11, 2019, the Turners and additional plaintiff Obelisk Capital Management filed an amended complaint in the Brokop Action. On June 18, 2019, the court denied the defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint in the Brokop Action. The defendants answered the amended complaint on July 2, 2019. On December 6, 2019, plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed Obelisk Capital Management from the case. In connection with Obelisk Capital Management’s dismissal from the case, defendants filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings on December 10, 2019, which automatically stayed discovery in the action pending the court’s determination of the motion. On December 16, 2019, plaintiffs filed a motion for class certification, seeking to certify the case as a class action on behalf of purchasers of Farmland Partners’ common stock between November 12, 2015 and July 10, 2018 and to have the Turners and purported stockholder Don Brokop appointed as class representatives. On December 27, 2019, plaintiffs filed a motion for leave to file a second amended complaint to add Brokop as an additional plaintiff in place of Obelisk Capital Management. On December 8, 2020, the court granted the Turners’ motion to amend to add Brokop as an additional plaintiff and denied the Company’s motion for judgment on the pleadings. As a result, the automatic discovery stay was lifted and the court entered a schedule for proceedings going forward. The Company, Mr. Pittman, and Mr. Fabbri filed an opposition to plaintiffs’ motion for class certification on February 8, 2021. On February 17, 2021, plaintiffs filed a motion to withdraw the Turners as lead plaintiffs and to substitute Brokop as lead plaintiff. On June 7, 2021, the court granted the motion to withdraw the Turners and substitute Brokop as lead plaintiff. The parties completed fact discovery on June 29, 2021. On July 23, 2021, Magistrate Judge Nina Wang issued a Report and Recommendation to the district court recommending that Brokop’s motion for class certification be granted in part and denied in part. Specifically, the magistrate judge recommended that the district court deny the motion as to purchasers of Farmland Partners common stock between November 12, 2015 and December 14, 2016 and grant the motion as to purchasers between December 14, 2016 and July 11, 2018. On September 30, 2021, the district court issued an order adopting in part the magistrate judge’s recommendation and certifying a plaintiff class of purchasers of FPI stock between February 23, 2017 and July 11, 2018. Discovery concluded in the Brokop Action on October 1, 2021. On November 16, 2021, the Company, Mr. Pittman, and Mr. Fabbri moved for summary judgment dismissing Brokop’s claims and Brokop moved for partial summary judgment. On April 6, 2022, the Court issued an order granting the Company’s motion for summary judgment in full and denying Brokop’s motion for summary judgment. On April 7, 2022, the Court entered judgment dismissing Brokop’s claims with prejudice. That judgment became final on May 6, 2022, when the time for Brokop to appeal the judgment expired.  

On December 18, 2018, a purported stockholder of the Company, Jack Winter, filed a complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County, Maryland (the “Winter Action”), purporting to assert breach of fiduciary duty claims derivatively on the Company’s behalf against the Company’s directors and certain of the Company’s officers. The Winter Action alleges, among other things, that the Company’s directors and certain of the Company’s officers breached their fiduciary duties to the Company by allowing the Company to make allegedly false and misleading disclosures related to the FPI Loan Program, as alleged in the Brokop Action. On April 26, 2019, Winter voluntarily dismissed his complaint in the Circuit Court for Montgomery County Maryland. On May 14, 2019, Winter re-filed his complaint in the United States

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District Court for the District of Colorado. In light of the judgment dismissing the Brokop Action, Winter voluntarily dismissed the Winter Action on May 9, 2022.

On November 25, 2019, another purported shareholder, Shawn Luger, filed a complaint derivatively on behalf of the Company and against certain of our officers in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland (the “Luger Action”). The Luger Action complaint made similar claims to those in the Brokop and Winter Actions. On February 14, 2020, another purported shareholder, Brent Hustedde, filed a complaint derivatively on behalf of the Company and against certain of our officers in Maryland state court (the “Hustedde Action”). The Hustedde Action complaint made similar claims to those in the Brokop, Winter, Luger, and Barber Actions. On September 23, 2020, the Court consolidated the Luger and Hustedde action under the caption In re Farmland Partners Inc. Stockholder Litigation (the “Stockholder Litigation”). Luger and Hustedde (the “Derivative Plaintiffs”), the plaintiffs in the Stockholder Litigation, filed a consolidated amended complaint on October 30, 2020. The Company moved to dismiss the complaint in the Stockholder Litigation on December 15, 2020.  On June 3, 2021, the court granted the Company’s motion to dismiss and dismissed the consolidated amended complaint in the Stockholder Litigation as to all defendants. On July 7, 2021, the Derivative Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal, appealing the order dismissing their consolidated amended complaint to the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. In light of the dismissal of the Brokop Action, Luger agreed to voluntarily dismiss his appeal. The parties filed a joint notice of voluntary dismissal of the appeal in the Luger Action on May 11, 2022, and on May 18, 2022 the court ordered dismissal of the case.  

On July 24, 2018, we filed a lawsuit in the District Court, Denver County, Colorado, against “Rota Fortunae” (a pseudonym for Quinton Mathews, the individual behind Rota Fortunae) and numerous co-conspirators (collectively, “Wheel of Fortune”) in response to an article posted on Seeking Alpha that makes numerous allegations about the Company that we believe to be false or materially misleading. We believe that as a consequence of Wheel of Fortune’s internet posting, which we alleged was published in connection with a “short and distort” scheme to profit from an artificial decline in our stock price, the trading price of our common stock declined by approximately 40%.

On June 20, 2021, Quinton Mathews (a.k.a. “Rota Fortunae”) entered into a settlement agreement with the Company in which he agreed to pay the Company a multiple of the profits he made when the Company’s common stock price fell in connection with the Wheel of Fortune article. The Company’s beliefs that Wheel of Fortune’s article was part of a short and distort attack on the Company was confirmed when Quinton Mathews issued a press release admitting he and his advisory clients shorted the Company in advance of the article and profited from the decline it caused, and further admitted that many of the key statements in that article – which he acknowledged led to the stock’s decline - were false. Following the parties’ settlement, the Court granted a joint stipulated motion to dismiss the case on June 29, 2021.

On July 2, 2021, the Company filed a complaint against First Sabrepoint Capital Management, LP, Sabrepoint Capital Partners, LP, Sabrepoint Capital Participation, LP, George Baxter, and Donald Marchiony (collectively, “Sabrepoint”) in the Civil District Courts of Dallas County, Texas seeking relief for their role, as alleged in the complaint, in the shortpreviously disclosed 2018 “short and distort scheme.distort” scheme to profit from an artificial decline in our stock price. Certain Sabrepoint defendants had prevailed previously on a motion to dismiss the case against them in the Rota Fortunae action in the United

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State District Court for the District of Colorado (where the state case had been removed) solely on personal jurisdiction grounds. On December 17, 2021, the Company's claims against Sabrepoint in Texas were dismissed by the trial court, which granted (i) Sabrepoint's motion for summary judgment on collateral estoppel grounds, and (ii) motion to dismiss pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (“TCPA”). On March 21, 2022, after Farmland Partnersthe Company filed a notice signaling an intent to appeal both orders, the Court of Appeals for the Fifth District of Texas (the “Court of Appeals”) entered an order declaring the trial court's TCPA order “VOID because the motion was denied by operation of law….” Accordingly, Farmland Partnersthe Company narrowed its appeal to the trial court's grant of summary judgment, and is confident that the order will be overturned and the litigation will be allowed to proceed.judgment. On January 26, 2022, Sabrepoint filed a motion for attorney's fees relating to the defense of that action. The trial court granted the motion for certain fees claimed by Sabrepoint as relating to its pursuit of its TCPA motion, but as noted above, the Court of Appeals subsequently overturned the TCPA order that formed the basis of Sabrepoint’s fee request, mooting the motion and the Court’s order on the same. The parties are currently briefingOn June 30, 2023, the narrowed appeal before the Texas Court of Appeals.Appeals granted the Company’s appeal, determining that the Company’s claims against Sabrepoint are not barred, reversing the trial court and remanding the case for further proceedings on the merits. While Sabrepoint has indicated that it may seek further appellate review of the Court of Appeals’ opinion, further delaying the claims from moving forward, the Company remains confident that it will ultimately be permitted to proceed with its claims against Sabrepoint.

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Repurchase Options

For certain of the Company’s acquisitions, the seller retains the option to repurchase the property at a future date for a price, which is calculated based on an appreciation factor over the original purchase price plus the value of improvements on the property, that, at the time of the acquisition, the Company expected would be at or above the property’s fair market value at the exercise date. As of June 30, 2022,2023, the Company hashad an approximate aggregate net book value of $8.3$5.1 million related to assets with unexercised repurchase options, and $15.8 million related to assets with exercised repurchase options. On September 4, 2020, the seller of 1one such property exercised its right to repurchase approximately 2,860 acres in South Carolina. TheCarolina, for which the Company has received a non-refundable initial paymentpayments totaling $3.4 million as of $2.9 million upon exercise, plus additional payments of $0.3 million in February 2021, $0.1 million in January 2022 and $0.1 million in February 2022.June 30, 2023. The Company is scheduled to receive a series of non-refundable payments until the closing date, which is currently scheduled to take place on or before January 15, 2025.

Employee Retirement Plan

Effective February 1, 2022, the Company amended the Murray Wise Associates 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan and Trust to make it available to all eligible employees of the Company under revised Farmland Partners Operating Partnership, LP 401(k) Plan (the “FPI 401(k) Plan”). The FPI 401(k) Plan is a defined contribution plan for substantially all employees. The Company has elected a “safe harbor” plan in which the Company plans to make contributions which are determined and authorized by the Board of Directors each plan year. As is customary, the Company retains the right to amend the FPI 401(k) Plan at its discretion. The Company hasmade safe harbor contributions of less than $0.1 million for each of the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022.

Note 9—Stockholders’ Equity and Non-controlling Interests

Non-controlling Interest in Operating Partnership

FPI consolidates the Operating Partnership. As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, FPI owned 97.4% and 97.0%97.8% of the outstanding interests, respectively,for each period, in the Operating Partnership, and the remaining 2.6% and 3.0%2.2% interests respectively, are held in the form of Common units and comprise non-controlling interests in the Operating Partnership on the consolidated balance sheets. The non-controlling interests in the Operating Partnership are considered to beconsist of both the Common units and the Series A preferred units.units held by third parties.

Common Units in Operating Partnership, OP Units

On or after 12 months of becoming a holder of Common units, unless the terms of an agreement with such Common unitholder dictate otherwise, each limited partner, other than the Company, has the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership, as amended (the “Partnership Agreement”), to tender for redemption all or a portion of such Common units in exchange for cash, or in

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the Company’s sole discretion, for shares of the Company’s common stock on a 1-for-oneone-for-one basis. If cash is paid in satisfaction of a redemption request, the amount will be equal to the number of tendered units multiplied by the fair market value per share of the Company’s common stock on the date of the redemption notice (determined in accordance with, and subject to adjustment under, the terms of the Partnership Agreement). Any redemption request must be satisfied by the Company on or before the close of business on the tenth business day after the Company receives a notice of redemption. During the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, the Company issued 110,000zero and 281,453,120,000, respectively, of shares of common stock upon the redemption of 110,000zero and 281,453,120,000, respectively, of Common units that had been tendered for redemption. There were approximately 1.2 million and 1.4 million outstanding Common units eligible to be tendered for redemption as of both June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021, respectively.2022.

If the Company gives the limited partners notice of its intention to make an extraordinary distribution of cash or property to its stockholders or effect a merger, a sale of all or substantially all of its assets or any other similar extraordinary transaction, each limited partner may exercise its right to tender its Common units for redemption, regardless of the length of time such limited partner has held its Common units.

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Regardless of the rights described above, the Operating Partnership will not have an obligation to issue cash to a unitholder upon a redemption request if the Company elects to redeem Common units for shares of common stock. When a Common unit is redeemed, non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership is reduced, and stockholders’ equity is increased.

The Operating Partnership intends to continue to make distributions on each Common unit in the same amount as those paid on each share of FPI’s common stock, with the distributions on the Common units held by FPI being utilized to pay dividends to FPI’s common stockholders.

 

Pursuant to the consolidation accounting standard with respect to the accounting and reporting for non-controlling interest changes and changes in ownership interest of a subsidiary, changes in parent’s ownership interest when the parent retains controlling interest in the subsidiary should be accounted for as equity transactions. The carrying amount of the non-controlling interest shall be adjusted to reflect the change in its ownership interest in the subsidiary, with the offset to equity attributable to the parent. Changes in the ownership percentages between the Company’s stockholders’ equity and non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership resulted in a decrease and an increase/(decrease)increase to the non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership by $0.7less than $(0.1) million and less than $0.1$0.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively, with the corresponding offsets to additional paid-in capital.

 

Redeemable Non-Controlling Interests in Operating Partnership, Series A Preferred Units

On March 2, 2016, the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership entered into Amendment No. 1 (the “Amendment”) to the Partnership Agreement in order to provide for the issuance, and the designation of the terms and conditions, of the Series A preferred units. Pursuant to the Amendment, among other things, each Series A preferred unit has a $1,000 liquidation preference and is entitled to receive cumulative preferential cash distributions at a rate of 3.00% per annum of the $1,000 liquidation preference, which is payable annually in arrears on January 15 of each year or the next succeeding business day. The cash distributions are accrued ratably over the year and credited to redeemable non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership, preferred units on the balance sheet with the offset recorded to retained earnings. On March 2, 2016, 117,000 Series A preferred units were issued as partial consideration in the acquisition of a portfolio of Illinois farms. Upon any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution, the Series A preferred units are entitled to a priority distribution ahead of Common units in an amount equal to the liquidation preference plus an amount equal to all distributions accumulated and unpaid to the date of such cash distribution. On May 19, 2022, the Company redeemed 5,000 Series A preferred units for $5.0 million plus accrued distributions for an aggregate of $5.1 million in cash, resulting in 112,000cash. On September 1, 2022, the Company redeemed an additional 5,000 Series A preferred units for $5.0 million plus accrued distributions for an aggregate of $5.1 million in cash. On May 31, 2023, the Company redeemed 8,000 Series A preferred units for $8.0 million plus accrued distributions for an aggregate of $8.1 million in cash. 99,000 Series A preferred units were outstanding following such redemption.as of June 30, 2023. Total liquidation value of such preferred units as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 20212022 was $113.7$100.5 million and $120.5$110.2 million, respectively, including accrued distributions.

 

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On or after February 10, 2026 (the “Conversion Right Date”), holders of the Series A preferred units have the right to convert each Series A preferred unit into a number of Common units equal to (i) the $1,000 liquidation preference plus all accrued and unpaid distributions, divided by (ii) the volume-weighted average price per share of the Company’s common stock for the 20 trading days immediately preceding the applicable conversion date. All Common units received upon conversion may be immediately tendered for redemption for cash or, at the Company’s option, for shares of common stock on a 1-for-oneone-for-one basis, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Partnership Agreement. Prior to the Conversion Right Date, the Series A preferred units may not be tendered for redemption by the Holder.

 

On or after February 10, 2021, but prior to the Conversion Right Date, the Operating Partnership has the right to redeem some or all of the Series A preferred units, at any time and from time to time, for cash in an amount per unit equal to the $1,000 liquidation preference plus all accrued and unpaid distributions.

In the event of a Termination Transaction (as defined in the Partnership Agreement) prior to conversion, holders of the Series A preferred units generally have the right to receive the same consideration as holders of Common units and common stock, on an as-converted basis.

 

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liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Operating Partnership, (ii) the issuance of additional Series A preferred units and (iii) amendments to the Partnership Agreement that materially and adversely affect the rights or benefits of the holders of the Series A preferred units.

The Series A preferred units are accounted for as mezzanine equity on the consolidated balance sheet as the units are convertible and redeemable for shares at a determinable price and date at the option of the holder upon the occurrence of an event not solely within the control of the Company.

 

The following table summarizes the changes in our redeemable non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021:2022:

Series A Preferred Units

Series A Preferred Units

Redeemable

Redeemable

Redeemable

Redeemable

Preferred

non-controlling

Preferred

non-controlling

(in thousands)

    

units

    

interests

    

units

    

interests

Balance at December 31, 2020

117

$

120,510

Distribution paid to non-controlling interest

(3,510)

Accrued distributions to non-controlling interest

1,755

Balance at June 30, 2021

117

$

118,755

Balance at December 31, 2021

117

$

120,510

117

$

120,510

Distribution paid to non-controlling interest

(3,510)

(3,510)

Accrued distributions to non-controlling interest

1,680

1,680

Redemption of Series A preferred units

(5)

(5,000)

(5)

(5,000)

Balance at June 30, 2022

112

$

113,680

112

$

113,680

Balance at December 31, 2022

107

$

110,210

Distribution paid to non-controlling interest

(3,210)

Accrued distributions to non-controlling interest

1,485

Redemption of Series A preferred units

(8)

(8,000)

Balance at June 30, 2023

99

$

100,485

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On August 17, 2017, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement with Raymond James & Associates, Inc. and Jefferies LLC, as representatives of the underwriters, pursuant to which the Company sold 6,037,500 shares of its newly designated Series B Participating Preferred Stock, at a public offering price of $25.00 per share.

The shares of Series B Participating Preferred Stock were accounted for as mezzanine equity on the consolidated balance sheet, as the Series B Participating Preferred Stock was convertible and redeemable for common shares at a determinable price and date at the option of the Company and upon the occurrence of an event not solely within the control of the Company.

On October 4, 2021, the Company converted all 5,806,797 shares of the outstanding Series B Participating Preferred Stock into shares of common stock. Each share of Series B Participating Preferred Stock was converted into 2.0871798 shares of common stock, or 12,119,829 shares of common stock in total, less any fractional shares. Holders of the Series B Participating Preferred Stock received cash in lieu of fractional shares.

Distributions

The Company’s Board of Directors declared and paid the following distributions to common stockholders and holders of Common units for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021:2022:

Fiscal Year

    

Declaration Date

    

Record Date

    

Payment Date

    

Distributions
per Common
Share/OP unit

    

Declaration Date

    

Record Date

    

Payment Date

    

Distributions
per Common
Share/OP unit

2023

October 24, 2022

January 2, 2023

January 17, 2023

$

0.0600

February 21, 2023

April 3, 2023

April 17, 2023

$

0.0600

$

0.1200

2022

October 26, 2021

January 3, 2022

January 18, 2022

$

0.0500

October 26, 2021

January 3, 2022

January 18, 2022

$

0.0500

February 22, 2022

April 1, 2022

April 15, 2022

$

0.0500

February 22, 2022

April 1, 2022

April 15, 2022

$

0.0500

$

0.1000

$

0.1000

2021

November 3, 2020

January 1, 2021

January 15, 2021

$

0.0500

February 11, 2021

April 1, 2021

April 15, 2021

$

0.0500

$

0.1000

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Company hashad accrued $1.7$1.5 million in distributions payable as of June 30, 2022.2023. The distributions are payable annually in arrears on January 15 of each year.

In general, common stock cash dividends declared by the Company will be considered ordinary income to stockholders for income tax purposes. From time to time, a portion of the Company’s dividends may be characterized as qualified dividends, capital gains or return of capital.

Share Repurchase Program

On March 15, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase up to $25.0 million in shares of the Company’s common stock. On August 1, 2018, the Board of Directors increased the authority under the share repurchase program by an aggregate of $30.0 million. On November 7, 2019, the Board of Directors approved a $75.0 million increase in the total authorization available under the program, increasing the total availability under the share repurchase program to approximately $88.0 million as of such date. On May 3, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors, increased the authorityavailability under the share repurchase program by an additional $50.0$75.0 million. Repurchases under this program may be made from time to time, in amounts and prices as the Company deems appropriate. Repurchases may be made in open market or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, trading restrictions under the Company’s insider trading policy and other relevant factors. This share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common stock and may be modified or suspended at any time at the Company’s discretion. The Company funds repurchases under the program using cash on its balance sheet.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022,2023, the Company repurchased 05,595,332 shares of its common stock.stock at a weighted average price of $11.01 per share. As of June 30, 2022,2023, the Company had approximately $40.5$53.8 million of capacity remaining under the stock repurchase plan.

Equity Incentive Plan

On May 7, 2021, the Company’s stockholders approved the Third Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated, the “Plan”), which increased the aggregate number of shares of the Company’s common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan to approximately 1.9 million shares. As of June 30, 2022,2023, there were 0.60.4 million shares available for future grants under the Plan.

The Company may issue equity-based awards to officers, non-employee directors, employees, independent contractors and other eligible persons under the Plan. The Plan provides for the grant of stock options, share awards (including restricted stock and restricted stock units), stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalent rights, performance awards, annual incentive cash awards and other equity-based awards, including LTIP units, which are convertible on a one-for-one basis into Common units. The terms of each grant are determined by the compensation committee of the Board of Directors.  

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From time to time, the Company may award restricted shares of its common stock under the Plan, as compensation to officers, employees, non-employee directors and non-employee consultants. The shares of restricted stock vest generally over a period of time as determined by the compensation committee of the Company’s Board of Directors at the date of grant. The Company recognizes compensation expense for awards issued to officers, employees and non-employee directors for restricted shares of common stock on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based upon the fair market value of the shares on the date of issuance, adjusted for forfeitures. The Company recognizes compensation expense for awards issued to non-employee consultants in the same period and in the same manner as if the Company paid cash for the underlying services.

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A summary of the non-vested restricted shares as of June 30, 20222023 and 20212022 is as follows:

 

Weighted

 

Weighted

 

Number of

average grant

 

Number of

average grant

(shares in thousands)

 

    

shares

    

date fair value

 

    

shares

    

date fair value

Unvested at December 31, 2021

 

297

$

8.87

 

297

$

8.87

Granted

 

147

11.75

 

147

11.75

Vested

 

(171)

8.13

 

(171)

8.13

Forfeited

 

(8)

11.32

 

(8)

11.32

Unvested at June 30, 2022

 

265

$

10.86

 

265

$

10.86

Unvested at December 31, 2022

 

260

$

10.88

Granted

 

223

10.90

Vested

 

(130)

10.16

Forfeited

 

Unvested at June 30, 2023

 

353

$

11.16

The Company recognized stock-based compensation and incentive expense related to restricted stock awards of $0.5 million and $0.6 million, and $0.3 million, forfor the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021, respectively, and $1.2 million and $0.6 million, forrespectively. During the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, the Company recognized stock-based compensation and 2021,incentive expense related to restricted stock awards of $1.0 million and $1.2 million, respectively. As described in “Note 1—Organization and Significant Accounting Policies—Business Combinations”,Combinations,” the Company recognized $0.0 million and $0.2 million during the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and $0.0 million and $0.4 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to stock-based incentive expense in connection with the MWANovember 2021 acquisition of Murray Wise Associates, LLC, which are included in the amounts above. As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, there were $2.4$3.3 million and $1.6$1.7 million, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested stock awards, which are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 2.12.2 years.

At-the-Market Offering Program (the “ATM Program”)

On October 29, 2021, the Company entered into equity distribution agreements under which the Company may issue and sell from time to time, through sales agents, shares of its common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $75.0 million (the "$75.0 million ATM Program”). In connection with its entry into these distribution agreements, the Company terminated the equity distribution agreements, each dated as of May 14, 2021, for its prior ATM Program. On May 6, 2022, the Company entered into equity distribution agreements under which the Company may issue and sell from time to time, through sales agents, shares of its common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $100.0 million (the "$100.0 million ATM“ATM Program”). During the six months ended June 30, 2022,2023, the Company sold 4,594,625no shares and generated $63.1 million in gross proceeds and $62.4 million in net proceeds under the $75.0 million ATM Program and sold 2,436,463 shares and generated $36.4the program had a remaining capacity of $50.5 million in gross proceeds and $36.1 million in net proceeds under the $100.0 million ATM Programshares of common stock available for totals of 7,031,088 shares and $99.5 million and $98.4 million in gross and net proceeds, respectively.issuance.

Deferred Offering Costs

Deferred offering costs include incremental direct costs incurred by the Company in connection with proposed or actual offerings of securities. At the completion of a securities offering, the deferred offering costs are charged ratably as a reduction of the gross proceeds of equity as stock is issued. If an offering is abandoned, the previously deferred offering costs will be charged to operations in the period in which the offering is abandoned. The Company incurred less than $0.1 million and $0.2 million in offering costs during theeach of three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively. As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Company had $0.08$0.00 million and $0.04$0.06 million, respectively, for each period in deferred offering costs, net of amortization, related to regulatory, legal, accounting and professional service costs associated with proposed or completed offerings of securities.

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Earnings (Loss) per Share

The computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share is as follows:

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands, except per share amounts)

    

2022

2021

2022

    

2021

    

2023

2022

2023

    

2022

Numerator:

Net income (loss) attributable to Farmland Partners Inc.

$

2,916

$

(2,735)

$

4,021

$

(375)

Net income attributable to Farmland Partners Inc.

$

7,711

$

2,916

$

9,386

$

4,021

Less: Nonforfeitable distributions allocated to unvested restricted shares

 

(16)

 

(14)

 

(31)

 

(28)

 

(27)

 

(16)

 

(43)

 

(31)

Less: Distributions on redeemable non-controlling interests in Operating Partnership, preferred

(840)

(3,055)

(1,680)

(6,120)

(683)

(840)

(1,485)

(1,680)

Less: Dividends on Series B Participating Preferred Stock

Net income (loss) attributable to common stockholders

$

2,060

$

(5,804)

$

2,310

$

(6,523)

Net income attributable to common stockholders

$

7,001

$

2,060

$

7,858

$

2,310

Denominator:

Weighted-average number of common shares - basic

 

50,362

 

31,072

 

48,084

 

30,747

 

50,860

 

50,362

 

52,425

 

48,084

Conversion of preferred units (1)

Unvested restricted shares (1)

Redeemable non-controlling interest (1)

 

 

Conversion of preferred units (1)

Unvested restricted shares (1)

Redeemable non-controlling interest (1)

8,252

 

 

Weighted-average number of common shares - diluted

 

50,362

 

31,072

 

48,084

 

30,747

 

59,112

 

50,362

 

52,425

 

48,084

Income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders - basic

$

0.04

$

(0.19)

$

0.05

$

(0.21)

Income (loss) per share attributable to common stockholders - diluted

$

0.04

$

(0.19)

$

0.05

$

(0.21)

Income per share attributable to common stockholders - basic

$

0.14

$

0.04

$

0.15

$

0.05

Income per share attributable to common stockholders - diluted

$

0.12

$

0.04

$

0.15

$

0.05

(1)Anti-dilutive for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021for the six months ended June 30, 2023.

Numerator:

Unvested shares of the Company’s restricted common stock are considered participating securities, which requires the use of the two-class method for the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share. Unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share pursuant to the two-class method. Accordingly, distributed and undistributed earnings attributable to unvested restricted shares (participating securities) have been subtracted, as applicable, from net income or loss attributable to common stockholders utilized in the basic and diluted earnings per share calculations.

Distributions on preferred interests in the Operating Partnership have been subtracted from net income or loss attributable to common stockholders.

Denominator:

Any anti-dilutive shares have been excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation.

The outstanding Series A preferred units are non-participating securities and thus are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share on an as-if converted basis if they are dilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, these shares were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation as they would be anti-dilutive. The outstanding shares of Series B Participating Preferred Stock are non-participating securities and thus are included in the computation of diluted earnings per share on an as-if converted basis, if they are dilutive. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2021,2023, these shares were not included in the diluted earnings per share calculation as they would be anti-dilutive.

For the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, diluted weighted average common shares do not include the impact of 0.30.4 million and 0.3 million, respectively, unvested compensation-related shares as they would have been anti-dilutive.

The limited partners’ outstanding Common units, or the non-controlling interests, (which may be redeemed for shares of common stock) have not been included in the diluted earnings per share calculation as there would be no effect on the

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amounts since the limited partners’ share of income would also be added back to net income, therefore increasing both net income and shares. The weighted average number of Common units held by the non-controlling interest was 1.31.2 million and 1.51.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively.

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Outstanding Equity Awards and Units

The following equity awards and units were outstanding as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, respectively.

    

June 30, 2022

 

December 31, 2021

    

June 30, 2023

 

December 31, 2022

Shares

52,477

45,177

48,598

54,058

Common Units

1,247

1,357

1,237

1,237

Redeemable Common Units

Unvested Restricted Stock Awards

265

297

353

260

53,989

46,831

50,188

55,555

 

Note 10—Hedge Accounting

Cash Flow Hedging Strategy

The Company manages economic risks, including interest rate, liquidity, and credit risk, by managing the amount, sources, duration and interest rate exposure of its financing sources. The Company may also use interest rate derivative financial instruments, primarily interest rate swaps. As of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021,2022, the Company was a party to 1one interest rate swap, designated as a hedging instrument, to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to adverse interest rate movements.

For derivative instruments that are designated and qualify as a cash flow hedge (i.e., hedging the exposure to variability in expected future cash flows that is attributable to a particular risk), the entire change in the fair value of the Company’s designated cash flow hedges is recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’stockholders’ equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

On March 26, 2020, the Company terminated its existing swap agreement and entered into a new interest rate swap agreement to obtain a more favorable interest rate and to manage interest rate risk exposure, which was effective April 1, 2020. An interest rate swap agreement utilized by the Company effectively modified the Company’s exposure to interest rate risk by converting the Company’s floating-rate debt to a fixed rate basis for the next six years on 50% of the outstanding amount to Rabobank at the time of the agreement, thus reducing the impact of interest rate changes on future interest expense. This agreement involves the receipt of floating rate amounts in exchange for fixed rate interest payments over the life of the agreement without an exchange of the underlying principal amount. The fair value of the de-designated swap was $2.6 million on the termination date. The Company is amortizingamortized the de-designated swap over the original term utilizing a forward curve analysis of determining monthly amortization out of Other Comprehensive Income through the original termination date (March 1, 2023). Amortization forDuring the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, and 2021amortization was $0.1$0.0 million and $0.2$0.1 million, respectively. Amortization for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021 was $0.3$0.2 million and $0.5$0.3 million, respectively. The Company’s $2.6 million termination fee was rolled into the new swap and will be paid through March 1, 2026. Termination fees paid during each of the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 were $0.1 million. Termination fees paid during each of the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021, were $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively.million.

The Company determines the hedge effectiveness of its interest rate swaps at inception by applying a quantitative evaluation of effectiveness using regression analysis. On an ongoing basis the Company applies an initial qualitative assessment of on-going effectiveness and reviews hedge effectiveness through assessing the hedge relationship by comparing the current terms of the swap and the associated debt to ensure they continue to coincide through the continued ability of the Counterparty to the swap to honor its obligations under the swap contract. The qualitative assessment may indicate that the hedge relationship is not highly effective, the Company would then perform a quantitative evaluation using regression analysis. The Company concluded the hedge was highly effective at inception and remainsremained highly effective as of June 30, 2022.2023.

As of June 30, 2023, the total notional amount of the Company’s receive-variable/pay-fixed interest rate swap was $33.2 million.

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As of June 30, 2022, the total notional amount of the Company’s receive-variable/pay-fixed interest rate swap was $33.2 million.

The fair value of the Company’s derivative instrument on a recurring basis is set out below:

($ in thousands)

Instrument

    

Balance sheet location

    

Level 2 Fair Value

    

Balance sheet location

    

Level 2 Fair Value

Interest rate swap

Derivative asset

$

698

Derivative asset

$

2,310

The effect of derivative instruments on the consolidated statements of operations for the periods ended June 30, 20222023 and 20212022 is set out below:

Cash flow hedging relationships

    

Location of Gain (Loss) reclassified from Accumulated OCI into income

Interest rate contracts

Interest expense

ForThe amount of noncash gain recognized in net income was $0.7 million and $0.4 million during the three months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021, the amount of noncash loss recognized in net income was $0.4 million and $0.3 million,2022, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, the amount of noncash lossgain recognized in net income was $0.7$2.3 million and $2.3$0.7 million, respectively. The net change associated with current period hedging transactions was $0.5$0.6 million and less than $(0.1)$0.5 million and for the three months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022 and 2021, respectively,$0.2 million and $1.6 million and $1.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively. The amortization of frozen Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income was $0.1$0.0 million and $0.2$0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively, and $0.3$0.2 million and $0.5$0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021,2022, respectively.

The fair values of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts, which is considered a Level 2 measurement under the fair value hierarchy. Level 2 is defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable. There were no transfers between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the six months ended June 30, 2022.2023. The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves.

The following table outlines the movements in the other comprehensive income account as of June 30, 20222023 and December 31, 2021:2022:

($ in thousands)

    

June 30, 2022

    

December 31, 2021

    

June 30, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Beginning accumulated derivative instrument gain or loss

$

279

$

(2,380)

$

3,306

$

279

Net change associated with current period hedging transactions

1,265

1,676

8

2,433

Amortization of frozen AOCI on de-designated hedge

313

983

198

594

Difference between a change in fair value of excluded components

Closing accumulated derivative instrument gain or loss

$

1,857

$

279

$

3,512

$

3,306

Note 11—Income Taxes

The TRS income/(loss) before provision for income taxes consisted of the following:

For the Six Months Ended

For the six months ended

($ in thousands)

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2022

United States

$

1,690

$

(891)

$

1,690

International

Total

$

1,690

$

(891)

$

1,690

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The federal and state income tax provision (benefit) is summarized as follows:

For the Six Months Ended

For the six months ended

($ in thousands)

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2023

June 30, 2022

Current:

Federal

$

86

$

$

86

State

Other

Total Current Tax Expense

$

$

86

Deferred:

Federal

10

13

10

Total Tax Expense

$

96

$

13

$

96

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of (a) temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and (b) operating losses and tax credit carryforwards. The tax effects of significant items comprising the TRS’s deferred taxes as of June 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 are as follows:

For the Six Months Ended

($ in thousands)

June 30, 2022

June 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

Deferred tax assets:

Net operating loss

$

828

$

669

$

434

Inventory reserve

16

Realized capital losses

65

76

Deferred Revenue

30

Total deferred tax assets

844

764

510

Deferred tax liabilities:

Net operating loss

$

(34)

Inventory reserve

(49)

Fixed assets

$

(19)

$

(18)

Intangible Assets

(80)

(32)

Total deferred tax liabilities

$

(83)

$

(99)

$

(50)

Valuation Allowance

(771)

(706)

(480)

Net deferred taxes

$

(10)

$

(41)

$

(20)

ASC 740 requires that the tax benefit of net operating losses, temporary differences and credit carryforwards be recorded as an asset to the extent that management assesses that realization is "more“more likely than not." Realization of the future tax benefits is dependent on the TRS’s ability to generate sufficient taxable income within the carryforward period.  Because of the TRS’s recent history of operating losses, and management not being ablemanagement’s inability to accurately project future taxable income, management believes that recognition of the deferred tax assets arising from the above-mentioned future tax benefits is currently not likely to be realized and, accordingly, has provided a valuation allowance. The valuation allowance increased/(decreased)increased by ($0.3)$226.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022.2023. The amount of the valuation allowance for deferred tax assets associated with excess tax deduction from stock-based incentive arrangements that is allocated to contributed capital if the future tax benefits are subsequently recognized is $0.5$0.0 million. Prior year amounts are not material.

Net operating losses and tax credit carryforwards as of June 30, 20222023 are as follows:

($ in thousands)

June 30, 2022

Expiration Year

June 30, 2023

Expiration Year

Net operating losses, federal (Post-December 31, 2017)

$

3,532

Does not expire

$

3,074

Does not expire

Net operating losses, state

$

1,466

Various

$

N/A

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The effective tax rate of the TRS’s provision (benefit) for income taxes differs from the federal statutory rate as follows:

For the Six Months Ended

June 30, 2022

Statutory Rate

21.00

%

State Tax

0.61

%

Valuation Allowance

(17.39)

%

Total

4.22

%

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June 30, 2023

December 31, 2022

Statutory Rate

21.00

%

21.00

%

State Tax

2.20

%

3.43

%

Valuation Allowance

(24.55)

%

(18.13)

%

Total

(1.35)

%

6.30

%

Note 12—Subsequent Events

We have evaluated subsequent events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure in the financial statements through the day the financial statements were issued.

Dividends

On July 26, 2022,25, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share of common stock and Common unit payable on October 17, 202216, 2023 to stockholders and unitholders of record as of October 1, 2022.2, 2023.

ATMShare Repurchase Program

Subsequent to June 30, 2022,2023, the Company sold 247,416repurchased an additional 116,593 shares of its common stock generating $3.5 million in net proceeds under the ATM Program.at a weighted average price of $12.22 per share.

Renewable Energy Project - NoticeReal Estate Acquisitions

The Company is under contract to purchase one farm in the Delta and South region, subject to an in-process like-kind exchange. The aggregate purchase price for this acquisition totals $11.0 million and is expected to close in the third quarter of Constructionthe year.

Real Estate Dispositions

Subsequent to June 30, 2023, the Company completed two partial farm dispositions in the Corn Belt and Delta and South regions for approximately $2.7 million in aggregate consideration. The Company is under contract to sell 11 farms for aggregate consideration of approximately $22.1 million and an estimated aggregate gain on sale of $9 million to $10 million. In addition, the Company has plans to bring approximately $30 million to $33 million in additional properties to auction in Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado in the third quarter of the year. The Company also has up to $26 million of sales in advanced negotiations. Certain properties that have closed, or will close in the future, are subject to an in-process like-kind exchange. There can be no assurances that auctions will be successful and that property sales will close.

OP Unit Redemption

On July 28, 2022,24, 2023, the Company received a notice fromfor redemption of 34,000 OP units. The Company will redeem the units in cash at a tenant on several properties in the Corn Belt that it will begin constructionprice of a solar project, resulting in future increased rent.$12.73 for aggregate cash of $0.4 million.

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Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

The following analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report, as well as the information contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 1, 2022,February 23, 2023, which is accessible on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov. References to “the Company,” “we,” “our,” and “us” refer to Farmland Partners Inc. (“FPI”), a Maryland corporation, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including Farmland Partners Operating Partnership, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), of which FPI is the sole member of the sole general partner.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

We make statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (set forth in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)). These forward-looking statements include, without limitation, statements concerning pending acquisitions and dispositions, projections, predictions, expectations, estimates or forecasts as to our business, financial and operational results, future stock repurchases and other transactions affecting our capitalization, our dividend policy, future economic performance, crop yields and prices and future rental rates for our properties, ongoing litigation, as well as statements of management’s goals and objectives and other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. When we use the words “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” or similar expressions or their negatives, as well as statements in future tense, we intend to identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, beliefs and expectations, such forward-looking statements are not predictions of future events or guarantees of future performance, and our actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that might cause such a difference include the following: the ongoing war in Ukraine and its impact on our tenant’s businesses and the farm economy generally, high inflation and increasing interest rates, the onset of an economic recession in the United States and other countries that impact the farm economy, extreme weather events, such as droughts, tornadoes, hurricanes or floods, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to reduce its spreadfuture public health crises on our business and on the economy and capital markets generally, general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of our common stock, changes in our business strategy, availability, terms and deployment of capital, our ability to refinance existing indebtedness at or prior to maturity on favorable terms, or at all, availability of qualified personnel, changes in our industry interest rates or the general economy, the degree and nature of our competition, the outcomes of ongoing litigation, our ability to identify new acquisitions or dispositions and close on pending acquisitions or dispositions and the other factors described in the risk factors described in Item 1A, “Risk Factors” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, and in other documents that we file from time to time with the SEC. Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We assume no obligation to update forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in other factors affecting forward-looking information, except to the extent required by law.

Overview and Background

 

Our primary strategic objective is to beutilize our position as a leading institutional acquirer, owner and manager of high-quality farmland located in agricultural markets throughout North America.America to deliver strong risk adjusted returns to investors through a combination of cash dividends and asset appreciation. As of the June 30, 2022,2023, we ownowned farms with an aggregate of approximately 160,100159,200 acres in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. In addition, as of June 30, 2023, we serveowned land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio leased to Ag Pro under the John Deere brand and served as property manager overfor approximately 25,200 acres.31,000 acres, including farms in Iowa. As of June 30, 2022,2023, approximately 70% of our portfolio (by value) iswas used to grow primary crops, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and cotton, and approximately 30% iswas used to produce specialty crops, such as almonds, citrus, blueberries, and vegetables. We believe our portfolio gives investors the economic benefit of increasing global food demand in the face of growing scarcity of high-quality farmland and will continue to reflect the approximate allocation of

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U.S. agricultural output between primary crops and animal protein (whose production relies principally on primary crops as feed), on one hand, and specialty crops, on the other. 

 

In addition, under the FPI Loan Program, we make loans to third-party farmers (both tenant and non-tenant) to provide financing for property acquisitions, working capital requirements, operational farming activities, farming infrastructure projects and for other farming and agricultural real estate related projects.

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FPI was incorporated in Maryland on September 27, 2013, and is the sole member of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, which is a Delaware limited partnership that was formed on September 27, 2013. All of FPI’s assets are held by, and its operations are primarily conducted through, the Operating Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiaries. As of June 30, 2022,2023, FPI owned 97.4%97.8% of the Common units and none of the Series A preferred units. See “Note 9—Stockholders’ Equity and Non-controlling Interests” within the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for additional information regarding the non-controlling interests.

FPI has elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, commencing with its short taxable year ended December 31, 2014.

The following table sets forth our ownership of acreage by region as of June 30, 2022:2023:

Region (1)

    

Owned Acres

    

Managed Acres

    

Total Acres

    

Owned Acres

    

Managed Acres

    

Total Acres

Corn Belt(2)

45,995

17,568

63,563

45,467

22,027

67,494

Delta and South

32,878

1,489

34,367

33,242

1,489

34,731

High Plains

29,163

29,163

33,006

1,380

34,386

Southeast

40,354

6,107

46,461

35,737

6,107

41,844

West Coast

11,752

11,752

11,752

11,752

160,142

25,164

185,306

159,204

31,003

190,207

(1)Corn Belt includes farms located in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri and eastern Nebraska. Delta and South includes farms located in Arkansas, Louisiana, , Mississippi.Mississippi and Oklahoma. High Plains includes farms located in Colorado, Kansas, western Nebraska and western Nebraska.Texas. Southeast includes farms located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia. West Coast includes farms located in California.
(2)In addition, we own land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio leased to Ag Pro under the John Deere brand.

We intend to continue acquiring additional farmland to achieve scale and further diversifythat we believe provides opportunities for risk-adjusted investment returns consistent with our portfolio by geography, crop type and tenant.primary strategic objective. We also mayintend to continue to selectively dispose of assets when we believe we can redeploy the proceeds from such sales in a disposition is in the Company’s best interest.manner that enhances stockholder returns. We also may acquire, and make loans secured by mortgages on, properties related to farming, such as grain storage facilities, grain elevators, feedlots, processing plants and distribution centers, as well as livestock farms or ranches. In addition, we provide volume purchasing services to our tenants, engage directly in farming, and provide property management, auction, and brokerage services through FPI Agribusiness Inc., our taxable REIT subsidiary (the “TRS” or “FPI Agribusiness”). As of June 30, 2022,2023, the TRS directly operates 2,973operated 2,108 acres of farmland located in California and Michigan.California.

Our principal source of revenue is rent from tenants that conduct farming operations on our farmland. The majority of the leases that are in place as of the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q have fixed rent payments. Some of our leases have variable rents based on the revenue generated by our farm-operator tenants. We believe that this mix of fixed and variable rents will help insulate us from the variability of farming operations and reduce our credit-risk exposure to farm-operator tenants while making us an attractive landlord in certain regions where variable leases are customary. However, we may be exposed to tenant credit risk and farming operation risks, particularly with respect to leases that do not require advance payment of 100% of the fixed rent, variable rent arrangements and leases with terms greater than one year.

In addition, a number of ourfor leases that provide for variable rent payments, through which we onlymay recognize revenue up to the amount of the crop insurance minimum. The excess above crop insurance minimums cannot be recognized as revenue until the tenant enters into a contract to sell their crop. Generally, we expect tenants to enter into contracts to sell their crop following the harvest of the crop.

Impact of COVID-19 on Our Business

Demand for food, fuel, and other agricultural products has recovered relative to 2020, when stay-at-home orders led to significant declines in gasoline consumption, dining out, and other consumer spending patterns. Some experts believe the stimulus programs funded by the United States government of approximately $4 trillion in response to the COVID-19 pandemic have contributed to elevated inflation levels in the United States in recent months. Inflation in food products is generally favorable for our tenants, while inflation in fuel, nutrients, agricultural chemicals, and other products is generally unfavorable for our tenants. We are unable to quantify the ultimate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, related government responses, and inflation on our business.

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Impact of the War in Ukraine

Food prices were near record highs even before the invasion of Ukraine. Ukraine and the Russian Federation represent large portions of global trade in a variety of agricultural products (e.g., 34% of global wheat exports, according to the International Food Policy Research Institute). The disruption in farming operations in Ukraine, and trade from the Black Sea region has stressed the food supply for many countries that depend on imports of agricultural products.products from the region, such as Egypt (wheat for food products) and China (corn for livestock).

In addition to high food prices, the war in Ukraine has caused increases in the price of fertilizers and concerns about availability. For example, increases in the price of natural gas, used as both feedstock and an energy source in the production of ammonia (a base material for nitrogen fertilizers), have driven up the cost of fertilizer. Supply chain bottlenecks have also disrupted production and transportation of fertilizers. The Russian Federation is also a major exporter of fertilizers and trade restrictions have hampered the flow of fertilizers to countries dependent on imports from the Black Sea region. United States farmers, including our tenants, however, generally source fertilizers from the United States and Canada.

While prices have come down in recent weeks, weWe anticipate that U.S. farmers will continue to be an even more important contributor to global food imports as Russia continues its aggression against Ukraine, and high demand for primary crops, which are the core of our business, together with high commodity prices, will enhancesustain high levels of profitability for U.S. farmers. We can provide no assurances as to whether this anticipated increase in profitability will have an impact on rental rates in the regions in which we operate.

Inflation and Interest Rates

Most of our farming leases have lease terms of three years for row crops and up to seven years for permanent crops, pursuant to which each tenant is responsible for substantially all of the operating expenses related to the property, including maintenance, water usage and insurance. As a result, we believe that the effect on us of inflationary increases in operating expenses will be borne by our tenants under the terms of their leases. We believe that inflationary increases in farmer profitability will impact lease renegotiations upon renewals. Furthermore, high levels of inflation have prompted the Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve (the “Federal Reserve”) to increase the Federal Reserve’s discount rate, which has led to a significant increase in market short- and long-term interest rates since the beginning of 2022. This increase in rates has significantly increased the cost of our floating rate debt and has also significantly increased the cost of certain of our MetLife debt with interest rates that have been reset since the beginning of 2022. The Federal Reserve may continue this policy of rate raising which would further increase interest expense for many businesses, including the Company.

Factors That May Influence Future Results of Operations and Farmland Values

The principal factors affecting our operating results and the value of our farmland include long-term global demand for food relative to the global supply of food,food; farmland fundamentals and economic conditions in the markets in which we own farmlandfarmland; and our ability to increase or maintain rental revenues while controlling expenses. We are currently in an environment of appreciating land values, driven by, among other things, inflation, strong commodity prices (further exacerbated by the war in Ukraine) and a positivean outlook for high levels of farmer profitability. Moreover, eachSustained high interest rates can serve as a counter-balancing external factor to this favorable environment. Each year additional farmland in various portions of the world, including the United States, is repurposed for commercial development, thus decreasing the land acreage available for production of grains, oil seeds, permanent and specialty crops necessary to feed the world’s growing population. Although farmland prices may show a decline from time to time, we believe that any reduction in U.S. farmland values overall is likely to be short-lived as global demand for food and agricultural commodities typically exceeds global supply and quality farmland becomes more scarce.scarcer.

Demand

We expect that global demand for food, driven primarily by significant increases in the gross domestic product (“GDP”) per capita and global population, will continue to be the key driver of farmland values. We expect that global demand for most crops will continue to grow to keep pace with global population growth. We also believe that growth in global GDP per capita, particularly in developing nations, will contribute significantly to increasing demand for primary crops. As global GDP per capita increases, the composition of daily caloric intake is expected to shift away from the direct consumption of primary crops toward more fruits, vegetables and animal-based proteins, which is expected to result in increased demand for primary crops as feed for livestock. We believe that once individuals increase consumption of higher

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quality food, they will strongly resist returning to their former dietary habits, resulting in greater inelasticity in the demand for food. We anticipate these factors will lead to either higher crop prices and/or higher yields and, therefore, higher rental rates on our farmland, as well as sustained growth in farmland values over the long term.

According to “How to Feed the World in 2050,” a report by the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (“UN FAO”), these factors are expected to require more than one billion additional tons ofIn addition, global annual grain production by 2050 to feed a global population in excess of 9 billion. The projected growth in grain production represents a 43% increase from 2005-2007 levels and more than two times the 446 million tons of grain produced in the United States in 2014. Furthermore, we believe that, as GDP per capita grows, a significant portion of additional household income is allocated to food and that once individuals increase consumption of, and spending on, higher quality food, they will strongly resist returning to their former dietary habits, resulting in greater inelasticity in the demand for food. As a result, we believe that, as global demand for food increases, rental rates on our farmland and the value of our farmland will increase over the long term. Global demand for corn and soybeans as inputs in the production of biofuels such as ethanol and soy diesel also could impact the prices of corn and soybeans, which, in the long term, could impact our rental revenues and our results of operations. The success of our long-term business strategy is not dependent on growth in demand for

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biofuels, primarily becauseHowever, we believe that growth in global population and GDP per capita and global population will be more significant drivers of global demand for primary crops over the long term.

Despite advances in income, according to “The State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World 2022,” a report by the UN FAO, almost 3.1 billion people were unable to afford a healthy diet, reflecting the rising consumer food prices coming out of the pandemic. The ongoing war in Ukraine has disrupted supply chains and affected the prices of grain, fertilizer, and energy, further stressing food supplies for developing countries that are dependent on food imports.

Supply

Global supply of agricultural commodities is drivenAccording to the World Bank Group arable land per capita has decreased by two primary factors,approximately 50% from 1961 to 2018, further exacerbated by international conflicts, as we are seeing with the number of arable acres available for crop production and the productivity of the acres being farmed. Although the amount of global croplandongoing war in use has gradually increased over time, growth has plateaued over the last 20 years.Ukraine. Typically, additions to cropland are in areas of marginal productivity, while cropland loss, driven by urban development, tends to affect primarily highly productive areas. Cropland area continues to increase in developing countries, but after accounting for expected continuing cropland loss, the UN FAO projects only 173 million acres will be added from 2005-2007 to 2050, an approximate 5% increase. In comparison, world population is expected to grow over the same period to 9.1 billion, a nearly 40% increase. According to the World Bank Group arable land per capita has decreased by approximately 50% from 1961 to 2018. While we expect growth in the global supply of arable land, we also expect that landowners will only put that land into production if commodity prices and the value of farmland cause landowners to benefit economically from using the land for farming rather than alternative uses. We also believe that decreases in the amount of arable land in the United States and globally as a result of increasing urbanization will partially offset the impact of additional supply of farmland. Additionally, we believe that farmland lost to urban development disproportionately impacts higher quality farmland. According to a study published in 2017 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, urban expansion is expected to take place on cropland that is 1.77 times more productive than the global average. The global supply of food is also impacted by the productivity per acre of tillablearable land. Historically, productivity gains (measured by average crop yields) have been driven by advances in seed technology, farm equipment, irrigation techniques, and improvements in soil health, chemical nutrients and pest control. Furthermore,On the other hand, we expect the shortage of water in many irrigated growing regions in the United States and around the globe, often as a result of new water restrictions imposed by laws or regulations, to lead to decreased productivity growth and, in some cases, cause yields to decline on those acres. The supply and farmability of arable land is also impacted by international conflicts, as we are seeing with the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Conditions in Our Existing Markets

Our portfolio spansis broadly diversified across numerous farmland markets and crop types, which provides us broad diversification across conditions in these markets.types. Across all regions, farmland acquisitions continue to be dominated by buyers who are existing farm owners and operators, whereas institutional investors constitute a small fraction of the industry (less than 5% of total farmland in the United States). We generally see firm demand for high quality properties across all regions and crop types.

Farmland values are typically very stable, often showing modest increases even in years of commodity price weakness. We expect this trend to continue, with modest but consistent annual increases that compound into significant appreciation in the long term. Under certain market conditions, as in 2021 and in the first half of 2022, with strong commodity prices and farmer profitability, there are periods of accelerating appreciation in farmland values. Leases being renegotiated under the robust market conditions experienced in 2021 and thus far in 2022 the first leasing cycle since the farm economy improved, reflected significant rent increases. While the pace of appreciation and transaction volume has slowed in 2023, these metrics remain strong relative to long-term trends.

We believe quality farmland in the United States has a near-zero vacancy rate as a result of the supply and demand fundamentals discussed above. We believe that due to the relatively high fixed costs associated with farming operations (including equipment, labor and knowledge), many farm operators choose to rent additional acres of farmland when it becomes available in order to allocate their fixed costs over additional acres. Our view is that rental rates for farmland are a function of farmland operators’ view of the long-term profitability of farmland, and that many farm operators will compete for farmland even during periods of decreased profitability due to the scarcity of farmland available to rent. Furthermore, because it is generally customary in the industry to provide the existing tenant with the opportunity to re-lease the land at the end of each lease term, we believe that many farm operators will rent additional land that becomes

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available in order to control the ability to farm that land in future periods. As a result, in our experience, many farm operators will aggressively pursue rental opportunities in their operable geographic area, even when the farmer anticipates lower profits returns or even short-term losses.

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In our primary row crop farmland, we realized rent increases of over 10% in connection with 2021 lease renewals, and, as the farm economy continues to be very strong, we expect to benefit from rent growth into 2022. This is consistent with robust prices in primary crop markets and tenant demand for leasing high quality farmland. Across specialty crops, operator profitability is recovering.

Lease Expirations

Farm leases are generally one to three years in duration. As of June 30, 2022,2023, our portfolio had the following lease expirations as a percentage of approximate acres leased and annual minimum fixed rents:

($ in thousands)

 

 

Year Ending December 31,

    

Approximate Acres

    

% of Approximate
Acres

    

Annual Fixed
Rents

    

% of Annual
Fixed Rents

 

    

Approximate Acres

    

% of Approximate
Acres

    

Annual Fixed
Rents

    

% of Annual
Fixed Rents

 

2022 (remaining six months)

 

45,146

28.2

%  

$

12,524

 

33.1

%

2023

23,768

14.8

%  

7,149

 

18.9

%

2023 (remaining six months)

 

35,600

22.4

%  

$

11,452

 

35.1

%

2024

 

36,130

22.6

%  

9,270

 

24.5

%

41,292

25.9

%  

11,052

 

33.8

%

2025

 

26,280

16.4

%  

4,952

 

13.1

%

 

33,654

21.1

%  

6,645

 

20.3

%

2026

7,529

4.7

%  

1,411

3.7

%

 

11,943

7.5

%  

1,670

 

5.1

%

2027

17,606

11.1

%  

1,700

5.2

%

Thereafter

21,289

13.3

%  

2,489

6.7

%

19,109

12.0

%  

139

0.5

%

 

160,142

100.0

%  

$

37,795

100.0

%

 

159,204

100.0

%  

$

32,658

100.0

%

Rental Revenues

Our revenues are primarily generated from renting farmland to operators of farming businesses. Our leases generally have terms ranging from one to three years, with some extending up to 40 years (e.g., renewable energy leases). Although the majority of our leases do not provide the tenant with a contractual right to renew the lease upon its expiration, we believe it is customary to provide the existing tenant with the opportunity to renew the lease, subject to any increase in the rental rate that we may establish. If the tenant elects not to renew the lease at the end of the lease term, the land will be offered to a new tenant. As discussed above, the vacancy rate for quality U.S. farmland is near-zero and there is often competition among prospective tenants for quality farmland; accordingly, we do not believe that re-leasing farmland upon the expiration of existing leases is a significant risk for FPI.the Company.

The leases for the majority of the row-crop properties in our portfolio provide that tenants must pay us, at leasttypically, 50% of their fixed farm rent in advance of each spring planting season. As a result, we collect a significant portion of total annual rents in the first calendar quarter of each year, which we believe mitigates the tenant credit risk associated with the variability of farming operations that could be adversely impacted by poor crop yields, weather conditions, mismanagement, undercapitalization or other factors affecting our tenants. Tenant credit risk is further mitigated by usually requiring thatthe farming industry practice of purchasing crop insurance in almost every circumstance because it is required by lenders who provide working capital financing to our tenants maintain crop insurance and bydue to requirements in our claim on a portion ofleases. In certain cases, the related proceeds, if any, as well as by ourCompany perfects its security interest in the crop insurance proceeds and the underlying growing crop.crops using practices applicable in the state where the farm is located. Prior to acquiring farmland property, we take into consideration the competitiveness of the local farm-operator tenant environment in order to enhance our ability to quickly replace a tenant that is unwilling to renew a lease or is unable to pay a rent payment when it is due. Many of our leases provide for the reimbursement by the tenant of the property’s real estate taxes that we pay in connection with the farms they rent from us.

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Expenses

Substantially all of our farm leases are structured in such a way that we are responsible for major maintenance expenses, certain liability and casualty insurance and taxes (which are sometimes reimbursed to us by our tenants), while our tenant is responsible for operating expenses, minor maintenance, water usage and all of the additional input costs related to farming operations on the property, such as seed, fertilizer, labor and fuel. We expect leases for farmland we acquire in the future will contain similar features related to expenses. As the owner of the land, we generally only bear costs related to major capital improvements permanently attached to the property, such as irrigation systems, drainage tile, grain storage facilities, permanent plantings or other physical structures customary for farms. In cases where capital expenditures are necessary, we typically seek to offset, over a period of multiple years, the costs of such capital expenditures by increasing rental rates.

 

We incur costs associated with running a public company, and managing farmland assets, including, among others, costs associated with our personnel, our Board of Directors, compliance, legal and accounting, due diligence and acquisitions including,(including, among others, travel expenses, and consulting fees. Over the past 12 months, we have resumed our growth strategy, and our continued growth is likely to result in increases in certain general and administrative expenses, most notably additional personnel in our accounting and finance department.fees). Inflation in personnel costs, which is impacting many United States businesses, is also likely to contribute to this increase. However, we believe this cost will be offset by more farmed acres that we lease and increased management fee revenue as we continue to integrateimpact our late 2021 acquisitionexpenses.

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We also incur costs associated with managing our farmland.farmland assets. The management of our farmland, generally, has significant economies of scale, as farmland generally has minimal physical structures that require routine inspection and maintenance, and our leases, generally, are structured to require the tenant to pay many of the operating expenses associated with the property. We do not expect the expenses associated with managing our portfolio of farmland to increase significantly as the number of farm properties we own increases over time.

Crop Prices

While many people assume that short-term crop prices have a great impact on farm values, we believe that long-term farmer profitability and revenue per acre, expressed as crop prices multiplied by crop yield, is a much more significant driver of farm value. Crop yieldsyield trends in corn and soybeans have been steadily increasing over the last thirty years,years. After yields for the 2022/2023 marketing year (September 2022 to August 2023) decreased slightly for both corn and soybeans compared to the previous year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture projects improvedhigher yields for the 2021/20222023/2024 marketing year (September 20212023 to August 2022) compared to the previous year.2024) of 2% for corn and 5% for soybeans. Short-term crop price changes have had little effect historically on farmland values. They also have a limited impact on our rental revenue, as most of our leases provide for fixed farm rents, a common approach in agricultural markets, especially with respect to row crops. Fixed farm rent significantly simplifies the administrative requirements for the landlord and the tenant, significantly, as farmers benefit from the fundamental revenue hedging that occurs when large crop yields mitigate the effect of lower crop prices. Similarly, lower crop yields have a tendency to trigger higher crop prices and help increase revenue even when confronted by lower crop yields. Such hedging effect also limits the impact of short-term crop price changes on revenues generated by leases with a variable rent component based on farm revenues. Further risk mitigation is available to tenants, and indirectly to us, via crop insurance and hedging programs implemented by tenants. Our TRS also takes advantage of these risk mitigation programs and strategies with respect to the properties it owns.directly operates.

Crop prices are affected by many factors that can differ on a yearly basis. Weather conditions and crop diseases can create a significant risk of price volatility. Changes in government regulations and policy, fluctuations in global prosperity, fluctuations in foreign trade and export markets and eruptions of military conflicts, as we are seeing in Ukraine, or civil unrest also impact crop prices.

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Since late 2020, prices rebounded to or near prior highs, driven by increased demand expectations from China and modest adverse weather conditions around the world.

Interest Rates

The Board of Governors of the United States Federal Reserve Bank (the “Federal Reserve”) has begunengaged in a series of significant increases in the discount rate, which is the rate the Federal Reserve charges member banks for overnight funds. These increases affect all borrowing rates, and for variable rate debt and debt with rates that reset periodically, such increases have a direct and relatively immediate impact.

As of June 30, 2023, $262.0 million of our outstanding indebtedness was subject to interest rates that reset from time to time (excluding our floating rate debt). A total of $174.1 million of such debt was subject to rate resets in 2023, and $125.1 million had been reset as of June 30, 2023.

At June 30, 2023, $186.5 million, or 39.4%, of our debt had variable interest rates, however, as stated in “Note 10—Hedge Accounting” to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has an interest rate swap with Rabobank for $33.2 million, which reduces floating rate exposure. Assuming no increase in the level of our variable rate debt spreads, if interest rates increased by 1.0%, our cash flow would decrease by approximately $1.5 million per year. If interest rates decreased by 1.0%, our cash flow would increase approximately $1.5 million per year.

We expect that future changes in interest rates will impact our overall operating performance by, among other things, affecting our borrowing costs and borrowing costs of our tenants. While we may seek to manage our exposure to future changes in rates through interest rate swap agreements or interest rate caps, portions of our overall outstanding debt will likely remain at floating rates.rates or subject to interest rates that reset periodically. In addition, a sustained material increase in interest rates may cause farmland prices to decline if the rise in real interest rates (nominal interest rates minus the inflation rate) is not accompanied by rises in the general levels of inflation. However, our business model anticipates that over time the value of our farmland will increase, as it has in the past, at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate of

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inflation, which may in part offset the impact of rising interest rates on the value of our farmland, but there can be no guarantee that this appreciation will occur to the extent that we anticipate or at all.

International Trade

InAfter an estimated 33% decrease in exports of corn for the 2020/20212022/2023 marketing year (September 20202022 to August 2021) saw a 55% increase in2023), the U.S. Department of Agriculture (the “USDA”) estimates corn exports compared towill be up 27% for the previous year. In soybeans, the 2020/20212023/2024 marketing year (September 20202023 to August 2021) saw a 35% increase2024). After an estimated 8% decrease in exports comparedof soybeans for the 2022/2023 marketing year, the USDA estimates soybean exports will be down 8% for the 2023/2024 marketing year, due to the previous year.lower production.

According to the USDA Outlook for Agricultural Trade, exportsthe top three export countries from the United States are China, Canada, and Mexico. Exports to China for fiscal year 2022 (October 2021 to September 2022) are estimated to bewere a record of $36$36.4 billion, up nearly 8%9% from 2021. The exportExports to Canada were $28.4 billion, up 17% from 2021. Exports to Mexico were $28.0 billion, up 17% from 2021. Exports to China for fiscal year 2023 are forecast forto decrease to $34 billion, exports to Mexico are expected to be flat at $28.0 billion, and exports to Canada is $28.5 billion, largely driven by the strong performance of corn and ethanol. The export forecast for Mexico is $29.5 billion, reflecting robust exports of corn, soybeans, dairy, and wheatare expected to date. Mexico is forecast as the second largest U.S. agricultural market.decrease to $27.8 billion.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires that management make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual amounts may differ significantly from these estimates and assumptions. We have provided a summary of our significant accounting policiesExcept as set forth in the notesNote 1 to the historical consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. We have set forth below those accounting policies that we believe require material subjective or complex judgments and have the most significant impact on our financial condition and results of operations. We evaluate our estimates, assumptions and judgments on an ongoing basis, based on information that is then available to us, our experience and various matters that we believe are reasonable and appropriate for consideration under the circumstances.

Real Estate Acquisitions

When we acquire farmland where substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired is concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets it is not considered a business. As such, we account for these types of acquisitions as asset acquisitions. We allocate the purchase price of properties that meet the definition of an asset acquisition to net tangible and identified intangible assets acquired based on their relative fair values using assumptions primarily based upon property-specific characteristics.

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In making estimates of relative fair values for purposes of allocating purchase price, we utilize a number of sources, including independent appraisals that may be obtained in connection with the acquisition or financing of the respective property, our own analysis of recently acquired or developed and existing comparable properties in our portfolio and other market data. The Company also considers information obtained about each property as a result of its pre-acquisition due diligence, marketing and leasing activities in estimating the relative fair value of the tangible and intangible assets/liabilities acquired. The allocations of purchase price are sensitive due to a number of inputs and judgements made by management including market data and property specific characteristics such as soil types and water availability.

Net tangible assets, historically, have consisted of land, drainage improvements, irrigation improvements, groundwater, permanent plantings (bushes, shrubs, vines, and perennial crops), and grain facilities, while intangible assets, historically, consisted of in-place leases, above-market and below-market leases, and tenant relationships.

We allocate the purchase price to the fair value of the tangible assets by valuing the land as if it were unimproved. We value improvements, including permanent plantings and grain facilities, at replacement cost, adjusted for depreciation. Our estimates of land value are made using a comparable sales analysis. Factors considered by us in our analysis of land value include soil types, water availability and the sales prices of comparable farms. Our estimates of groundwater value are made using historical information obtained regarding the applicable aquifer. Factors considered by us in our analysis of groundwater value are related to the location of the aquifer and whether or not the aquifer is a depletable or a replenishing resource. If the aquifer is a replenishing resource, no value is allocated to the groundwater. We include an estimate of property taxes in the purchase price allocation of acquisitions to account for the expected liability that was assumed.

When above- or below-market leases are acquired, we value the intangible assets based on the present value of the difference between prevailing market rates and the in-place rates measured over a period equal to the remaining term of the lease for above-market leases and the initial term plus the term of any below-market fixed rate renewal options for below-market leases that are considered bargain renewal options. The above-market lease values will be amortized as a reduction of rental income over the remaining term of the respective leases. The fair value of acquired below-market leases, included in deferred revenue on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, is amortized as an increase to rental income on a straight-line basis over the remaining non-cancelable terms of the respective leases, plus the terms of any below-market fixed rate renewal options that are considered bargain renewal options of the respective leases.

The purchase price is allocated to in-place lease values and tenant relationships, if they are acquired, based on our evaluation of the specific characteristics of each tenant’s lease, the availability of replacement tenants, the probability of lease renewal, estimated down time, and our overall relationship with the tenant. The value of in-place lease intangibles and tenant relationships will be included as an intangible asset and will be amortized over the remaining lease term (including expected renewal periods of the respective leases for tenant relationships) as amortization expense. If a tenant terminates its lease prior to its stated expiration, any unamortized amounts relating to that lease, including (i) above- and below-market leases, (ii) in-place lease values, and (iii) tenant relationships, would be recorded to revenue or expense as appropriate.

Impairment of Real Estate Assets

We evaluate our tangible and identifiable intangible real estate assets for impairment indicators whenever events such as declines in a property’s operating performance, deteriorating market conditions, or environmental or legal concerns bring recoverability of the carrying value of one or more assets into question. If such events are present, we project the total undiscounted cash flows of the asset, including proceeds from disposition, and compare it to the net book value of the asset. If this evaluation indicates that the carrying value may not be recoverable, an impairment loss is recorded in earnings equal to the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the fair value of the asset. Assessing impairment can be complex and involves a high degree of subjectivity in determining if indicators are present and in estimating the future undiscounted cash flows or the fair value of an asset. In particular, these estimates are sensitive to significant assumptions, including the estimation of future rental revenues, operating expenses, discount and capitalization rates and our intent and ability to hold the related asset, all of which could be affected by our expectations about future market or economic conditions. Assumptions are primarily subject to property-specific characteristics, especially with respect to our intent and ability to hold the related asset. While these property-specific assumptions can have a significant impact on the undiscounted cash flows or estimated fair value of a particular asset, our evaluation of the reported carrying values of long-

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lived assets during the current year were not particularly sensitive to external or market assumptions. There10-Q, there have been no impairments recognizedchanges to our critical accounting policies disclosed in our Annual Report on real estate assets inForm 10-K for the accompanying financial statements.year ended December 31, 2022.

New or Revised Accounting Standards

For a summary of the new or revised accounting standards, please refer to “Note 1 — 1—Organization and Significant Accounting Policies” within the notes to the consolidated financial statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Results of Operations

Comparison of the three months ended June 30, 20222023 to the three months ended June 30, 20212022

For the three months ended June 30,

For the three months ended June 30,

($ in thousands)

    

2022

    

2021

    

$ Change

    

% Change

    

2023

    

2022

    

$ Change

    

% Change

OPERATING REVENUES:

Rental income

$

9,196

$

8,291

$

905

 

10.9

%

$

9,389

$

9,196

$

193

 

2.1

%

Tenant reimbursements

 

809

 

839

 

(30)

 

(3.6)

%

 

831

 

809

 

22

 

2.7

%

Crop sales

1,150

237

913

385.2

%

515

1,150

(635)

(55.2)

%

Other revenue

 

1,202

 

646

 

556

 

86.1

%

 

849

 

1,202

 

(353)

 

(29.4)

%

Total operating revenues

 

12,357

 

10,013

 

2,344

 

23.4

%

 

11,584

 

12,357

 

(773)

 

(6.3)

%

OPERATING EXPENSES

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

1,660

 

1,885

 

(225)

 

(11.9)

%

 

2,207

 

1,660

 

547

 

33.0

%

Property operating expenses

 

2,058

 

1,708

 

350

 

20.5

%

 

2,428

 

2,058

 

370

 

18.0

%

Cost of goods sold

��

1,333

667

666

 

99.9

%

980

1,333

(353)

 

(26.5)

%

General and administrative expenses

 

3,004

 

1,897

 

1,107

 

58.4

%

 

2,904

 

3,004

 

(100)

 

(3.3)

%

Legal and accounting

 

816

 

2,901

 

(2,085)

 

(71.9)

%

 

281

 

816

 

(535)

 

(65.6)

%

Other operating expenses

31

31

 

NM

27

31

(4)

 

(12.9)

%

Total operating expenses

 

8,902

 

9,058

 

(156)

 

(1.7)

%

 

8,827

 

8,902

 

(75)

 

(0.8)

%

OPERATING INCOME

 

3,455

 

955

 

2,500

 

261.8

%

 

2,757

 

3,455

 

(698)

 

(20.2)

%

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:

Other (income)

(34)

(8)

(26)

325.0

%

(Income) loss from equity method investment

(8)

(8)

NM

Gain on disposition of assets

(3,335)

(74)

(3,261)

NM

Other (income) expense

75

(34)

109

NM

(Income) from equity method investment

(5)

(8)

3

(37.5)

%

(Gain) on disposition of assets

(11,060)

(3,335)

(7,725)

231.6

%

Interest expense

 

3,743

 

3,902

 

(159)

 

(4.1)

%

 

5,844

 

3,743

 

2,101

 

56.1

%

Total other expense

 

366

 

3,820

 

(3,454)

 

(90.4)

%

 

(5,146)

 

366

 

(5,512)

 

NM

Net income (loss) before income tax expense

3,089

(2,865)

5,954

NM

Net income before income tax expense

7,903

3,089

4,814

155.8

%

Income tax expense

96

96

NM

4

96

(92)

(95.8)

%

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

2,993

$

(2,865)

$

5,858

 

NM

NET INCOME

$

7,899

$

2,993

$

4,906

 

163.9

%

NM=Not Meaningful

Our net income for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 was affected partially by five acquisitions and three dispositions duringthat occurred since the three monthsquarter ended June 30, 2022, as well as substantially lower crop sales, auction and brokerage revenue, legal and accounting expense, and additional revenue from auction and brokerage activities.cost of goods sold.

Rental income increased $0.9$0.2 million, or 10.9%2.1%, for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021,2022 resulting primarily from increased variable rent, solarfixed farm rent and fixed farmsolar rent, partially offset by certain farms converting to direct operations in the second half of 2021.lower variable rent on citrus farms.

Revenues recognized from tenant reimbursement of property taxes remained relatively flat at $0.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021.2022.

Crop sales totaled $0.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022. This decrease was the result of a lower volume of crop sold on citrus farms in the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022.

Other revenue decreased $0.4 million, or 29.4%, for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022. This decrease was primarily due to a decrease of $0.6 million in auction and brokerage income partially offset by an increase of $0.3 million in management fees and interest income.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization increased $0.5 million, or 33.0%, for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022. This increase was driven by non-recurring adjustments in the second

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Crop sales totaled $1.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $0.2 for the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase is the resultquarter of four properties being directly operated by the Company2023 and a higher volume of crop sold in the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Other revenue increased $0.6 million, or 86.1%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. This increase was primarily due to increased auction and brokerage income, management fees, and interest income on loans,more depreciable assets placed into service partially offset by lower revenue from litigation-related proceeds.

Depreciation, depletion and amortization decreased $0.2 million, or 11.9%, for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. This decrease is a result of asset dispositions and more assets becoming fully depreciated partially offset by depreciable assets being placed into service.  depreciated.

Property operating expenses increased $0.4 million, or 20.5%18.0%, for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021,2022, resulting from higher tax, expenses due to an accrual write off in 2021insurance, and increased insurance expenses.cost sharing on a West Coast farm partially offset by lower utilities expense.

Cost of goods sold totaled $1.3$1.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to $0.7$1.3 for the three months ended June 30, 2021.2022. This increase isdecrease was the result of a higher volumelower costs of crop sold as the Company directly operated more farmscitrus and blueberries partially offset by an increase in walnuts in the three months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.2022.

General and administrative expenses increased $1.1decreased $0.1 million, or 58.4%3.3%, for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021. $0.8 million of this increase2022. This decrease was related to the November 2021 acquisition of MWA. The remaining increase was largelyprimarily driven by higher personnel costs,lower stock-based and incentive compensation as well as lower travel and consulting expenses and partially attributable to the resumption of our growth strategy. As the farm economy has strengthened, the Company has focused on growth by adding people, increasing travel and pursuit cost to rebuild its acquisition pipeline.expense.

Legal and accounting expenses decreased $2.1$0.5 million, or 71.9%65.6%, for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021, which2022, due primarily to the successful defense and termination of the stockholder class action litigation that was primarilypending against the resultCompany from July 2018 until dismissal of lower legal fees incurred in relation tothe litigation as discussed under Part I, Item 1 “Note 8—Commitments and Contingencies—Litigation”.by a federal judge on April 6, 2022.

Other operating expenses were negligible during the three months ended June 30, 20222023 and remained relatively consistent compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.2022.

Other (income) expense changed from other income andof less than $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2022 compared to other expense wereof less than $0.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Income from equity method investment was negligible during the three months ended June 30, 20222023 and remained relatively consistent compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.

Income (loss) from equity method investment were negligible during the three months ended June 30, 2022 and remained relatively consistent compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.2022.

Gain on disposition of assets increased $3.3$7.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.2022 primarily due to greater property dispositions in 2023 as compared to 2022.

Interest expense decreased $0.2increased $2.1 million, or 4.1%56.1%, for the three months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2021.2022. This decrease isincrease was the result of loweran increase in interest rates and a higher outstanding balance of debt.

Income tax expense decreased $0.1 million, or 95.8%, for the three months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the three months ended June 30, 2022.

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Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 20222023 to the six months ended June 30, 20212022

For the six months ended June 30,

 

For the six months ended June 30,

 

($ in thousands)

    

2022

    

2021

    

$ Change

    

% Change

    

2023

    

2022

    

$ Change

    

% Change

OPERATING REVENUES:

Rental income

$

18,741

$

18,551

$

190

 

1.0

%

$

19,077

$

18,741

$

336

 

1.8

%

Tenant reimbursements

 

1,587

 

1,777

 

(190)

 

(10.7)

%

 

1,869

 

1,587

 

282

 

17.8

%

Crop sales

1,845

453

1,392

307.3

%

875

1,845

(970)

(52.6)

%

Other revenue

 

4,074

 

808

 

3,266

 

404.2

%

 

2,435

 

4,074

 

(1,639)

 

(40.2)

%

Total operating revenues

 

26,247

 

21,589

 

4,658

 

21.6

%

 

24,256

 

26,247

 

(1,991)

 

(7.6)

%

OPERATING EXPENSES

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

3,411

 

3,820

 

(409)

 

(10.7)

%

 

4,001

 

3,411

 

590

 

17.3

%

Property operating expenses

 

4,013

 

3,639

 

374

 

10.3

%

 

4,610

 

4,013

 

597

 

14.9

%

Cost of goods sold

2,772

917

1,855

202.3

%

1,926

2,772

(846)

(30.5)

%

Acquisition and due diligence costs

 

62

 

 

62

 

NM

 

14

 

62

 

(48)

 

(77.4)

%

General and administrative expenses

 

6,108

 

3,514

 

2,594

 

73.8

%

 

5,510

 

6,108

 

(598)

 

(9.8)

%

Legal and accounting

 

2,072

 

5,643

 

(3,571)

 

(63.3)

%

 

526

 

2,072

 

(1,546)

 

(74.6)

%

Other operating expenses

36

2

34

NM

76

36

40

111.1

%

Total operating expenses

 

18,474

 

17,535

 

939

 

5.4

%

 

16,663

 

18,474

 

(1,811)

 

(9.8)

%

OPERATING INCOME

 

7,773

 

4,054

 

3,719

 

91.7

%

 

7,593

 

7,773

 

(180)

 

(2.3)

%

OTHER (INCOME) EXPENSE:

Other (income)

(14)

(52)

38

(73.1)

%

Other (income) expense

64

(14)

78

NM

(Income) loss from equity method investment

(15)

(15)

NM

22

(15)

37

NM

(Gain) on disposition of assets

(3,995)

(3,467)

(528)

15.2

%

(12,886)

(3,995)

(8,891)

222.6

%

Interest expense

 

7,570

 

7,961

 

(391)

 

(4.9)

%

 

10,768

 

7,570

 

3,198

 

42.2

%

Total other expense

 

3,546

 

4,442

 

(896)

 

(20.2)

%

 

(2,032)

 

3,546

 

(5,578)

 

NM

Net income (loss) before income tax expense

4,227

(388)

4,615

NM

Net income before income tax expense

9,625

4,227

5,398

127.7

%

Income tax expense

96

96

NM

13

96

(83)

(86.5)

%

NET INCOME (LOSS)

$

4,131

$

(388)

$

4,519

 

NM

NET INCOME

$

9,612

$

4,131

$

5,481

 

132.7

%

NM=Not Meaningful

Our net income for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 was affected partially by acquisitions consisting of nine farms and dispositions consistingthat occurred since the quarter ended June 30, 2022, as well as lower crop sales, auction and brokerage revenue, legal and accounting expense, and cost of five farms duringgoods sold.

Rental income increased $0.3 million, or 1.8%, for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 as well as substantially lower legal and accounting expense and additional revenueresulting primarily from crop insurance, auction and brokerage activities.

Rental income remained relatively flat at $18.7 million and $18.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively, resulting from increased solar rent, fixed farm rent and recreationsolar rent, partially offset by lower variable rent on citrus, grapes and certain farms converting to direct operations in the second half of 2021.row crops.

Revenues recognized from tenant reimbursement of property taxes decreased $0.2increased $0.3 million, or 10.7%17.8%, for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022. This decrease isincrease in tenant reimbursements was primarily the result of asset dispositions andan increase in the conversionnumber of certain farms to direct operations.leases in place with reimbursements of property taxes, as well as a general increase in property tax expense.

Crop sales increased $1.4decreased $1.0 million, or 307.3%52.6%, for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022. This increase isdecrease was the result of four properties being directly operated by the Company and a higherlower volume of crop sold on citrus farms.

Other revenue increased $3.3decreased $1.6 million, or 404.2%40.2%, for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022. This increasedecrease was primarily due to increaseda decrease of $1.3 million in crop insurance proceeds, $0.9 million in auction and brokerage income crop insurance proceeds from farms under direct operations,partially offset by an increase of $0.6 million in management fees and interest income on loans, partially offset by lower revenue from litigation-related proceeds.income.

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Depreciation, depletion and amortization decreased $0.4increased $0.6 million, or 10.7%17.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022. This decrease is a resultincrease was driven by non-recurring adjustments in the second quarter of 2023 and more depreciable assets placed into service partially offset by asset dispositions and more assets becoming fully depreciated partially offset by depreciable assets being placed into service.  depreciated.

Property operating expenses increased $0.4$0.6 million, or 10.3%14.9%, for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021,2022 resulting from higher tax, expenses due to an accrual write off in 2021, increased utilitiesinsurance, and insurance expenses,cost sharing on a West Coast farm partially offset by lower repairs.utilities expense.

Cost of goods sold totaled $2.8decreased $0.8 million, or 30.5%, for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022. This decrease was the result of a lower costs of citrus and blueberries partially offset by an increase in walnuts. in the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022.

Acquisition and due diligence costs remained relatively flat at less than $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

General and administrative expenses decreased $0.6 million, or 9.8%, for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022. This decrease was primarily driven by lower stock-based and incentive compensation as well as lower travel expense.

Legal and accounting expenses decreased $1.5 million, or 74.6%, for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022, due primarily to the successful defense and termination of the stockholder class action litigation that was pending against the Company from July 2018 until dismissal of the litigation by a federal judge on April 6, 2022.

Other operating expenses remained relatively flat at less than $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Other (income) expense changed from other income of less than $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $0.9other expense of less than $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021. This increase is the result of a higher volume of crop sold as the Company directly operated more farms in the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022.

General and administrative expenses increased $2.6 million, or 73.8%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. $1.6 million of this increase(Income) loss from equity method investment was related to the November 2021 acquisition of MWA. The remaining increase was largely driven by higher personnel costs, travel and consulting expenses and partially attributable to the resumption of our growth strategy. As the farm economy has strengthened, the Company has focused on growth by adding people, increasing travel and pursuit cost to rebuild its acquisition pipeline.

Legal and accounting expenses decreased $3.6 million, or 63.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021, which was primarily the result of lower legal fees incurred in relation to litigation, as discussed under Part I, Item 1 “Note 8—Commitments and Contingencies—Litigation”.

Other operating expenses were negligible during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and remained relatively consistent compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Other income and expense remained relatively flat at $0.0 million and $0.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

Income (loss) from equity method investment were negligible during the six months ended June 30, 2022 and remained relatively consistent compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022.

Gain on disposition of assets increased $0.5$8.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2022 primarily due to greater property dispositions in 2023 as compared to 2022.

Interest expense increased $3.2 million, or 15.2%42.2%, for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022. This increase was the result of an increase in interest rates.

InterestIncome tax expense decreased $0.4$0.1 million, or 4.9%86.5%, for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021. This decrease is the result of lower outstanding debt.2022.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Overview

Liquidity is a measure of our ability to meet potential cash requirements, including ongoing commitments to repay any outstanding borrowings, fund and maintain our assets and operations, acquire new properties, make distributions to our stockholders and unitholders, and fund other general business needs.

Our short-High levels of inflation have prompted the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates which has resulted in, and long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessarymay continue to make principal andresult in, increased interest payments on outstanding borrowings, make distributions on our Series A preferred units, make distributions necessary to qualify for taxation as a REIT, and fund our operations. In addition, we require liquidity to acquire additional farmland, extend loans under the FPI Loan Program, and make other investments and capital expenditures.expense. We expect to meet our liquidity needs through cash on hand, undrawn availability under our lines of credit ($120.7 million in availability as of June 30, 2023), operating cash flows, borrowings, equity issuances and asset dispositions, if necessary.

We entered into equity distribution agreements on October 29, 2021 in connection with the "at-the-market" equity offering program (the "ATM Program"), under which we may issue and sell from time to time, through the sales agents,

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sharesproceeds from equity issuances and selective asset dispositions where such dispositions are deemed to be in the best interests of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $75.0 million (the "$75.0 million ATM Program"). In connection with our entry into the distribution agreements, we terminated the equity distribution agreements, each dated as of May 14, 2021, for our prior $50.0 million ATM Program. Company.

On May 6, 2022, we entered into equity distribution agreements under which we may issue and sell from time to time, through sales agents, shares of our common stock having an aggregate gross sales price of up to $100.0 million (the "$100.0 million ATM“ATM Program”). Through June 30, 2022, the Company generated $63.1 million in gross proceeds and $62.4 million in net proceeds under the $75.0 million ATM Program and $36.4 million in gross proceeds and $36.1 million in net proceeds under the $100.0 million ATM Program for a total of $99.5 million and $98.4 million in gross and net proceeds, respectively. As of June 30, 2022, we had $10.1 million in availability under the $75.0 million ATM Program and $63.6 million in availability under the $100.0 million ATM Program. The ATM Program is intended to provide cost-effective financing alternatives in the capital markets. We intend to use the net proceeds for future farmland acquisitions in accordance with our investment strategy, for loans under the FPI Loan Program, to reduce leverage and for general corporate purposes. We intend to continue to utilize the ATM Program when the market price of our common stock remains at levels which are deemed appropriate by our Board of Directors. In addition, theThe Company may increase the size of the ATM Program in the future. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2022, we raised $98.4 million of equity capital from our2023, the Company sold no shares under the ATM Programs as mentioned above. Furthermore, we have a large portfolio of high-quality real estate assets which we believe could be selectively and readily liquidated if necessary to fund our immediate liquidity needs.Program. As of June 30, 2022, the Company has no material debt maturities due before 2025.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022,2023, we reduced our overall indebtedness by $86.9had $50.5 million largely with proceeds from the sale ofin shares of common stock available for issuance under the ATM Program. We have reduced our leverage level from approximately 48% of total real estate (net of depreciation) at December 31, 2021 to approximately 39% as of June 30, 2022. We believe that the use of proceeds from the ATM Program in the manner discussed above has substantially strengthened our balance sheet, positioned us to take advantage of growth opportunities that we believe will arise over the coming several quarters and will be significantly accretive to cash flow and to shareholder value.

 

Our ability to incur additional debt will depend on a number of factors, including our degree of leverage, the value of our unencumbered assets, compliance with the covenants under our existing debt agreements, borrowing restrictions that may be imposed by lenders and the conditions of debt markets. Our ability to access the equity capital markets will depend on a number of factors as well, including general market conditions for REITs and market perceptions about us.

We manage our capital position and liquidity needs by continuously forecasting our expected cash receipts, expenses and capital needs, managing our cash position and monitoring all the sources of capital available to us. Our business model, and the business model of real estate investment companies in general, utilizes a combination of debt and equity capital in financing the business. When debt becomes due, it is generally refinanced or repaid with proceeds from the issuance of equity securities or the sale of farms rather than repaid using our cash flow from operations. When material debt repayments are due within the following 12 months, we work with current and new lenders and other potential sources of capital sufficiently in advance of the debt maturity to ensure that all of our obligations are satisfied in a timely manner. We have a history of being able to refinance or extend our debt obligations to manage our debt maturities. Our ability to access the equity capital markets will depend on a number of factors as well, including general market conditions. We have an effective shelf registration statement with approximately $100 million of capacity whereby we could issue additional equity or debt securities, which we have done successfully in the past as mentioned above. The Company has no material debt maturities due before 2025.

During the six months ended June 30, 2022,2023, the Company repurchased no5,595,332 shares of its common stock.stock at a weighted average price of $11.01. We currently have authority to repurchase up to an aggregate of $40.5$53.8 million in additional shares of our common stock or shares.stock.

Consolidated Indebtedness

For further details relating to our consolidated indebtedness as of June 30, 2023, refer to “Note 7—Mortgage Notes, Line of Credit and Bonds Payable” in the financial statements included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Sources and Uses of Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The following table summarizes our cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021:2022:

For the six months ended June 30,

For the six months ended June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2022

    

2021

    

2023

    

2022

Net cash provided by operating activities

$

8,438

$

8,217

Net cash used in investing activities

$

(16,503)

$

(2,701)

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

$

(2,409)

$

7,426

Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by operating activities

$

9,394

$

8,438

Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by (used in) investing activities

$

39,949

$

(16,503)

Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash (used in) financing activities

$

(45,769)

$

(2,409)

Comparison of the six months ended June 30, 20222023 to the six months ended June 30, 20212022

As of June 30, 2022,2023, we had $19.7$11.2 million of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash compared to $30.2$19.7 million at June 30, 2021.2022.

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Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by operating activities increased by $0.2$1.0 million primarily as a result of the following:

Receipt of $21.4$23.4 million in fixed rents, $1.6$1.9 million in variable rent and $0.5$2.0 million in tenant reimbursements for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 as compared to the receipt of $18.2$21.4 million in fixed rents, $1.3$1.6 million in variable rents, and $1.1$0.5 million in tenant reimbursements in the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
Stock-based compensation and incentive during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 of $1.2$0.9 million as compared to $0.6$1.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
Gain on disposition of assets during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 of $4.0$12.9 million as compared to $3.5$4.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
A change in accounts receivable of $5.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
A change in inventoryother assets of $0.1$1.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 20222023 compared to $0.4$1.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
A change in accrued interest of $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $(0.2) million for the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
A change in accrued expenses of $(2.6) million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $(2.1) million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $2.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022; and
A change in deferred revenue of $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2023 compared to $1.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2022 compared to $2.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash provided by (used in) investing activities increased by $13.8$56.5 million primarily as a result of the following:

Property acquisitions during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 of $28.2$9.0 million as compared to $30.0$28.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
Property dispositions during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 for cash consideration of $16.9$51.5 million as compared to $28.6$16.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
An increaseCollections on notes receivable under the FPI Loan Program and financing receivables of $1.3 million in real estate improvements as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2021;
Investment in equity method investees during the six months ended June 30, 2022 of $0.7 million as compared to $0.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;
Principal repayments on notes receivable under the FPI Loan Program of2023 as compared to $1.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared less than $0.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022; and
Issuances of notenotes receivable under the FPI Loan Program and financing receivables of $0.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2023 as compared to $3.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022 as compared to $0.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021.2022.

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Cash Flows from Financing Activities

Net cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash used in financing activities increased by $9.8$43.4 million primarily as a result of the following:

Borrowings from mortgage notes payable during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 of $112.0$68.0 million as compared to $14.0$112.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
Repayments on mortgage notes payable during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 of $198.9$34.0 million as compared to $20.0$198.9 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
Net proceeds from the ATM ProgramsProgram during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 of $98.4$0.0 million as compared to $25.3$98.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022;
Common stock repurchases during the six months ended June 30, 2023 of $61.7 million as compared to $0.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022;
Dividends on common stock during the six months ended June 30, 2023 of $6.4 million as compared to $4.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2022;

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Redemption of Series A preferred units during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 of $5.1$8.1 million as compared to $0.0$5.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022; and
Dividends on common stock during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 of $4.7$6.4 million as compared to $3.1$4.7 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021;2022.
Distributions on Series A preferred units during the six months ended June 30, 2022 of $3.5 million as compared to $3.5 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021; and
Distributions on Series B participating preferred stock during the six months ended June 30, 2022 of $0.0 million as compared to $4.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2021.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

As of June 30, 2022, we did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Funds from Operations (“FFO”) and Adjusted Funds from Operations (“AFFO”)

We calculate FFO in accordance with the standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or Nareit. Nareit defines FFO as net income (loss) (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains (or losses) from sales of depreciable operating property, plus real estate related depreciation, depletion and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. FFO is a supplemental non-GAAP financial measure. Management presents FFO as a supplemental performance measure because it believes that FFO is beneficial to investors as a starting point in measuring our operational performance. Specifically, in excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization and gains and losses from sales of depreciable operating properties, which do not relate to or are not indicative of operating performance, FFO provides a performance measure that, when compared year over year, captures trends in occupancy rates, rental rates and operating costs. We believe that, as a widely recognized measure of the performance of REITs, FFO will be used by investors as a basis to compare our operating performance with that of other REITs. 

 

However, because FFO excludes depreciation and amortization and captures neither the changes in the value of our properties that result from use or market conditions nor the level of capital expenditures necessary to maintain the operating performance of improvements on our properties, all of which have real economic effects and could materially impact our results from operations, the utility of FFO as a measure of our performance is limited. In addition, other equity REITs may not calculate FFO in accordance with the Nareit definition as we do, and, accordingly, our FFO may not be comparable to such other REITs’ FFO. Accordingly, FFO should be considered only as a supplement to net income as a measure of our performance. FFO should not be used as a measure of our liquidity, nor is it indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to pay dividends or service indebtedness. FFO also should not be used as a supplement to or substitute for cash flow from operating activities computed in accordance with GAAP.

 

We do not, however, believe that FFO is the only measure of the sustainability of our operating performance. Changes in GAAP accounting and reporting rules that were put in effect after the establishment of Nareit’s definition of FFO in 1999 result in the inclusion of a number of items in FFO that do not correlate with the sustainability of our operating performance. Therefore, in addition to FFO, we present AFFO and AFFO per share, fully diluted, both of which are non-GAAP measures. Management considers AFFO a useful supplemental performance metric for investors as it is more

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indicative of the Company’s operational performance than FFO. AFFO is not intended to represent cash flow or liquidity for the period and is only intended to provide an additional measure of our operating performance. Even AFFO, however, does not properly capture the timing of cash receipts, especially in connection with full-year rent payments under lease agreements entered into in connection with newly acquired farms. Management considers AFFO per share, fully diluted to be a supplemental metric to GAAP earnings per share. AFFO per share, fully diluted provides additional insight into how our operating performance could be allocated to potential shares outstanding at a specific point in time. Management believes that AFFO is a widely recognized measure of the operations of REITs, and presenting AFFO will enable investors to assess our performance in comparison to other REITs. However, other REITs may use different methodologies for calculating AFFO and AFFO per share, fully diluted, and, accordingly, our AFFO and AFFO per share, fully diluted may not always be comparable to AFFO and AFFO per share amounts calculated by other REITs. AFFO and AFFO per share, fully diluted should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or earnings per share (determined in accordance with GAAP) as an indication of financial performance or as a measure of our liquidity, nor are they indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make distributions.

 

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AFFO is calculated by adjusting FFO to exclude or include the income and expenses that we believe are not reflective of the sustainability of our ongoing operating performance, as further explained below:

Real estate related acquisition and due diligence costs. Acquisition (including audit fees associated with these acquisitions) and due diligence costs are incurred for investment purposes and, therefore, do not correlate with the ongoing operations of our portfolio. We believe that excluding these costs from AFFO provides useful supplemental information reflective of the realized economic impact of our leases, which is useful in assessing the sustainability of our operating performance. The Company incurred an immaterial amount of acquisition and due diligence costs during the three and six months ended June 30, 20222023 and 2021.2022. We believe that excluding these costs from AFFO provides useful supplemental information reflective of the realized economic impact of our current acquisition strategy, which is useful in assessing the sustainability of our operating performance. These exclusions also improve the comparability of our results over each reporting period and of the Company with other real estate operators.

Stock-based compensation and incentive. Stock-based compensation and incentive is a non-cash expense and, therefore, does not correlate with the ongoing operations. We believe that excluding these costs from AFFO improves the comparability of our results over each reporting period and of the Company with other real estate operators.

Deferred impact of interest rate swap terminations. When an interest rate swap is terminated and the related termination fees are rolled into a new swap, the terminated swap's termination fees are amortized over what would have been the remaining life of the terminated swap, while the related contractual and financial obligations extend over the life of the new swap. As a result, the net impact on interest expense is uneven throughout the life of the swap, which is inconsistent with the purpose of an interest rate swap. We believe that, with this adjustment, AFFO better reflects the actual cash cost of the fixed interest rate we are obligated to pay under the new swap agreement, and results in improved comparability of our results across reporting periods.

Distributions on Series A preferred units. Dividends on Series A preferred units, which are convertible into Common units on or after February 10, 2026, have a fixed and certain impact on our cash flow, and therefore are excluded from AFFO. We believe this improves the comparability of the Company with other real estate operators.

Dividends on Series B Participating Preferred Stock. Dividends on the previously outstanding shares of Series B Participating Preferred Stock, which were converted into shares of common stock on October 4, 2021, had a fixed and certain impact on our cash flow, and therefore are excluded from AFFO. We believe this improves the comparability of the Company with other real estate operators.

Common shares fully diluted. In accordance with GAAP, common shares used to calculate earnings per share are presented on a weighted average basis. Common shares on a fully diluted basis includes shares of common stock, Common units, and unvested shares of restricted stock outstanding at the end of the period on a share equivalent

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basis, because all shares are participating securities and thus share in the performance of the Company. The conversion of Series A preferred units is excluded from the calculation of common shares fully diluted as they are not participating securities, and therefore do not share in the performance of the Company and their impact on shares outstanding is uncertain.

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The following table sets forth a reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO, AFFO and net income (loss) income available to common stockholders per share to AFFO per share, fully diluted, the most directly comparable GAAP equivalents, respectively, for the periods indicated below (unaudited):

For the three months ended June 30,

For the six months ended June 30,

For the three months ended June 30,

For the six months ended June 30,

(in thousands except per share amounts)

    

2022

    

2021

    

2022

    

2021

    

2023

    

2022

    

2023

    

2022

Net income (loss)

$

2,993

$

(2,865)

$

4,131

$

(388)

Gain on disposition of assets

(3,335)

(74)

(3,995)

(3,467)

Net income

$

7,899

$

2,993

$

9,612

$

4,131

(Gain) on disposition of assets

(11,060)

(3,335)

(12,886)

(3,995)

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

1,660

 

1,885

 

3,411

3,820

 

2,207

 

1,660

 

4,001

3,411

FFO

 

1,318

 

(1,054)

 

3,547

(35)

$

(954)

$

1,318

$

727

$

3,547

Stock-based compensation and incentive

 

601

334

 

1,243

585

 

506

601

 

965

1,243

Deferred impact of interest rate swap terminations

 

32

 

 

127

94

 

 

311

 

 

 

32

198

 

 

94

Real estate related acquisition and due diligence costs

 

62

 

14

62

Distributions on Preferred units and stock

(840)

(3,055)

(1,680)

(6,120)

(683)

(840)

(1,485)

(1,680)

AFFO

$

1,111

$

(3,648)

$

3,266

$

(5,259)

$

(1,131)

$

1,111

$

419

$

3,266

AFFO per diluted weighted average share data:

AFFO weighted average common shares

 

51,985

 

32,836

 

49,739

 

32,527

 

52,454

 

51,985

 

54,002

 

49,739

Net loss per share available to common stockholders

$

0.04

$

(0.19)

$

0.05

$

(0.21)

Net income available to common stockholders of Farmland Partners Inc.

$

0.14

$

0.04

$

0.15

$

0.05

Income available to redeemable non-controlling interest and non-controlling interest in operating partnership

 

0.02

 

 

0.10

0.04

 

 

0.21

 

0.01

 

 

0.02

0.04

 

 

0.04

Depreciation and depletion

 

0.03

 

0.06

 

0.07

 

0.12

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

0.04

 

0.03

 

0.07

 

0.07

Stock-based compensation and incentive

 

0.01

 

0.01

 

0.02

 

0.02

 

0.01

 

0.01

 

0.02

 

0.02

(Gain) loss on disposition of assets

(0.06)

(0.08)

(0.11)

(Gain) on disposition of assets

(0.21)

(0.06)

(0.24)

(0.08)

Distributions on Preferred units and stock

 

(0.02)

 

(0.09)

 

(0.03)

(0.19)

 

(0.01)

 

(0.02)

 

(0.03)

(0.03)

AFFO per diluted weighted average share

$

0.02

$

(0.11)

$

0.07

$

(0.16)

$

(0.02)

$

0.02

$

0.01

$

0.07

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of AFFO share information to basic weighted average common shares outstanding, the most directly comparable GAAP equivalent, for the periods indicated below (unaudited):

    

    

For the three months ended June 30,

For the six months ended June 30,

    

    

For the three months ended June 30,

For the six months ended June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2022

    

    

2021

  

2022

    

2021

    

2023

    

    

2022

  

2023

    

2022

Basic weighted average shares outstanding

 

 

50,362

 

 

31,072

48,084

 

 

30,747

 

 

50,860

 

 

50,362

52,425

 

 

48,084

Weighted average OP units on an as-if converted basis

 

 

1,337

 

 

1,479

1,347

 

 

1,495

 

 

1,237

 

 

1,337

1,237

 

 

1,347

Weighted average unvested restricted stock

 

 

286

 

 

285

308

 

 

285

 

 

357

 

 

286

340

 

 

308

AFFO weighted average common shares

 

 

51,985

 

 

32,836

49,739

 

 

32,527

 

 

52,454

 

 

51,985

54,002

 

 

49,739

EBITDAre

The Company calculates Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation and Amortization for real estate (“EBITDAre”) in accordance with the standards established by NAREIT in its September 2017 White Paper. NAREIT defines EBITDAre as net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP) excluding interest expense, income tax, depreciation and amortization, gains or losses on disposition of depreciated property (including gains or losses on change of control), impairment write-downs of depreciated property and of investments in unconsolidated affiliates caused by a decrease in value of depreciated property in the affiliate, and adjustments to reflect the entity’s pro rata share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated affiliates. EBITDAre is a key financial measure used to evaluate the Company’s operating performance but should not be construed as an alternative to operating income, cash flows from operating activities or net income, in each case as determined in accordance with GAAP. The Company believes that EBITDAre is a useful performance measure commonly reported and will be widely used by analysts and investors in the Company’s industry. However, while EBITDAre is a performance measure widely used across the Company’s industry, the Company does not believe that it

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correctly captures the Company’s business operating performance because it includes non-cash expenses and recurring adjustments that are necessary to better understand the Company’s business operating performance. Therefore, in addition to EBITDAre, management uses Adjusted EBITDAre, a non-GAAP measure.

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We further adjust EBITDAre for certain additional items such as stock-based compensation and incentive, indirect offering costs, real estate acquisition related audit fees and real estate related acquisition and due diligence costs (for a full discussion of these adjustments, see AFFO adjustments discussed above) that we consider necessary to understand our operating performance. We believe that Adjusted EBITDAre provides useful supplemental information to investors regarding our ongoing operating performance that, when considered with net income and EBITDAre, is beneficial to an investor’s understanding of our operating performance.

EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Some of these limitations are:

EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre do not reflect the interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debt;
Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced in the future, and EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre do not reflect any cash requirements for these replacements; and
Other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre differently than we do, limiting the usefulness as a comparative measure.

Because of these limitations, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre should not be considered as a measure of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results of operations and using EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre only as a supplemental measure of our performance.

The following table sets forth a reconciliation of our net income to our EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre for the periods indicated below (unaudited):

For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2022

    

2021

2022

    

2021

Net income (loss)

$

2,993

$

(2,865)

$

4,131

$

(388)

Interest expense

 

3,743

 

3,902

7,570

 

7,961

Income tax expense

 

96

 

96

 

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

1,660

 

1,885

3,411

 

3,820

Gain on disposition of assets

(3,335)

(74)

(3,995)

(3,467)

EBITDAre

$

5,157

$

2,848

$

11,213

$

7,926

Stock-based compensation and incentive

601

334

1,243

585

Real estate related acquisition and due diligence costs

62

Adjusted EBITDAre

$

5,758

$

3,182

$

12,518

$

8,511

Inflation

Most of our farming leases are two to three years for row crops and one to seven years for permanent crops, pursuant to which each tenant is responsible for substantially all of the operating expenses related to the property, including maintenance, water usage and insurance. As a result, we believe that the effect on us of inflationary increases in operating expenses may be offset in part by the operating expenses that are passed through to our tenants and by contractual rent increases because many of our leases will be renegotiated every one to five years. We do not believe that inflation has had a material impact on our historical financial position or results of operations.

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For the three months ended

For the six months ended

June 30,

June 30,

(in thousands)

    

2023

    

2022

2023

    

2022

Net income

$

7,899

$

2,993

$

9,612

$

4,131

Interest expense

 

5,844

 

3,743

10,768

 

7,570

Income tax expense

 

4

 

96

13

 

96

Depreciation, depletion and amortization

 

2,207

 

1,660

4,001

 

3,411

(Gain) on disposition of assets

(11,060)

(3,335)

(12,886)

(3,995)

EBITDAre

$

4,894

$

5,157

$

11,508

$

11,213

Stock-based compensation and incentive

506

601

965

1,243

Real estate related acquisition and due diligence costs

14

62

Adjusted EBITDAre

$

5,400

$

5,758

$

12,487

$

12,518

Seasonality

We recognize rental revenue from fixed-rate farmland leases on a pro rata basis over the non-cancellable term of the lease in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“GAAP”). Notwithstanding GAAP accounting requirements to spread rental revenue over the lease term, a significant portion of fixed rent is received in a lump sum before planting season, in the first quarter, and after harvest, in the fourth quarter. We receive a significant portion of our variable rental payments in the fourth calendar quarter of each year, following harvest, with only a portion of such payments being recognized ratably through the year in accordance with GAAP, in relation to crop insurance contracts entered into by our tenants. The highly seasonal nature of the agriculture industry causes seasonality in our business to some extent. Our financial performance should be evaluated on an annual basis, which eliminates impacts of seasonality and other similar factors that may cause our quarterly results to vary during the course of the year.

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Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Market risk includes risks that arise from changes in interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, commodity prices, equity prices and other market changes that affect market-sensitive instruments. In pursuing our business strategies, the primary market risk to which we are exposed is interest rate risk. Our primary interest rate exposure will be LIBOR and SOFR. We may use fixed interest rate financing to manage our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. On a limited basis, we also use derivative financial instruments to manage interest rate risk. We do not use such derivatives for trading or other speculative purposes.

At June 30, 2022, $139.52023, $186.5 million, or 32.7%39.4%, of our debt had variable interest rates.rates however, as stated in “Note 10—Hedge Accounting” to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has an interest rate swap with Rabobank for $33.2 million, which reduces floating rate exposure. Assuming no increase in the level of our variable rate debt spreads, if interest rates increased by 1.0%, our cash flow would decrease by approximately $1.1$1.5 million per year. At June 30, 2022, 1 month LIBOR was approximately 112 basis points. Assuming no increase in the level of our variable rate debt, if LIBOR and SOFR were reduced to 0 basis points,by 1.0%, our cash flow would increase approximately $0.8$1.5 million per year.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

We have established disclosure controls and procedures, as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding disclosure. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives, and management is required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

We have evaluated, under the supervision and with the participation of management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon their evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosures and procedures were effective at a reasonable level of assurance as of the end of the period covered by this report.

Limitations on the Effectiveness of Controls

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

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Changes in Internal Controls over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting during the six months ended June 30, 20222023 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.

For information regarding legal proceedings as of June 30, 2022,2023, see Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Item 1A.Risk Factors.

As of June 30, 2022,2023, there have beenwere no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in response to “Part I – Item 1A. ‘Risk Factors’” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021,2022, filed with the SEC on March 1, 2022.February 23, 2023.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

On May 24, 2022, we issued an aggregate of 110,000 shares of common stock in exchange for an equivalent number of Common units pursuant to the terms of the Partnership Agreement.

These shares were issued in reliance on an exemption from registration pursuant to Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933.None.

Share Repurchase Program

On March 15, 2017, our Board of Directors approved a program to repurchase up to $25.0 million in shares of our common stock. Repurchases under this program may be made from time to time, in amounts and prices as we deem appropriate. Repurchases may be made in open market or privately negotiated transactions in compliance with Rule 10b-18 under the Exchange Act, subject to market conditions, applicable legal requirements, trading restrictions under our insider trading policy and other relevant factors. This share repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire any particular amount of common stock, and it may be modified or suspended at any time at our discretion. We expect to fund repurchases under the program using cash on our balance sheet. On August 1, 2018, our Board of Directors increased the authority under the share repurchase to $38.5 million. On November 7, 2019, the Board of Directors approved an additional $50 million under the share repurchase program. On May 3, 2023, the Company’s Board of Directors approved a $75.0 million increase in the total authorization available under the program, increasing the total availability under the share repurchase program to approximately $88.0 million as of such date. As of June 30, 2023, we had $53.8 million of capacity remaining under the program.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Our repurchase activity forpurchases of equity securities during the three months ended June 30, 20222023, including repurchases under the share repurchase program isare presented in the following table. As

(in thousands except per share amounts)

    

Total Number of Common Shares Purchased ¹

    

Average Price Paid per Share

    

Total Number of Preferred Shares Purchased

    

Average Price Paid per Share

    

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

    

Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet be Purchased Under the Share Repurchase Program

April 1, 2023 - April 30, 2023

1,180

$

10.75

$

1,180

$

13,169

May 1, 2023 - May 31, 2023

1,120

10.94

1,120

75,901

June 1, 2023 - June 30, 2023

1,837

12.03

1,837

53,767

Total

4,137

$

11.37

$

4,137

⁽¹⁾   There were no shares of our common stock transferred to us in order to satisfy tax withholding obligations incurred upon the datevesting of this report, we had $40.5 millionrestricted stock awards held by our employees during the three months ended June 30, 2023.

Subsequent to June 30, 2023, the Company repurchased an additional 116,593 shares of availability under the program.common stock at a weighted average price of $12.22.

(in thousands except per share amounts)

    

Total
Number
of
Common
Shares
Purchased

    

Average
Price
Paid per
Share

    

Total
Number of
Preferred
Shares
Purchased

    

Average
Price
Paid per
Share

    

Total
Number of
Shares
Purchased
as Part of
Publicly
Announced
Plans or
Programs

    

Approximate
Dollar Value
of Shares
that May Yet
be Purchased
Under the
Share
Repurchase
Program

April 1, 2022 - April 30, 2022

$

$

$

40,456

May 1, 2022 - May 31, 2022

40,456

June 1, 2022 - June 30, 2022

40,456

Total

$

$

$

40,456

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Subsequent to June 30, 2022, the Company has repurchased no shares of common stock.

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures.

Not applicable.

Item 5.Other Information.

None.

Item 6.Exhibits.

The exhibits on the accompanying Exhibit Index are filed, furnished or incorporated by reference (as stated therein) as part of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number

    

Description of Exhibit

31.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2*

Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1*

Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101*

The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2022,2023, were formatted in Inline XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.

104*

Cover Page Interactive Data File – the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL.

*    Filed herewith

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SIGNATURES

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

Farmland Partners Inc.

Date: July 28, 202227, 2023

/s/ Paul A. PittmanLuca Fabbri

Paul A. PittmanLuca Fabbri

Executive ChairmanPresident and Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: July 28, 202227, 2023

/s/ James Gilligan

James Gilligan

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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