Geoffrey Manfred Lewis Form 4 American Farmland / Geoffrey Manfred Lewis ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Lewis Geoffrey Manfred

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O AMERICAN FARMLAND COMPANY

10 EAST 53RD STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10022

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Farmland Co [ AFCO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
CFO and Treasurer

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
10/23/2015

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Units(1)	(1)	10/23/2015		J(2)		28,905		(1)	(1)	Common Stock	28,905	(2)	30,179	I	See Footnote(3)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of American Farmland Company L.P. (the "Partnership"), a holder of common units of the Partnership, after a one year holding period, has a right to require the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the common units held by such holder. Upon a redemption request, the Issuer has the option to purchase the common units directly, either in cash or common stock of the Issuer. These derivative securities do not have an expiration date.

2. Common units issued in connection with a contribution agreement and the internalization of American Farmland Advisor LLC ("AFA"), pursuant to which Optima Group Holdings LLC contributed equity ownership interests in AFA to the Partnership.

3. Held directly by Optima Group Holdings LLC, in which the Reporting Person has an ownership interest. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Optima Group Holdings LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any.

Remarks:

	/s/ Thomas S.T. Gimbel, Attorney-In-Fact	10/27/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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