UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 20, 2018
FARMLAND PARTNERS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland |
| 001-36405 |
| 46-3769850 |
4600 S. Syracuse Street, Suite 1450 |
| 80237 |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 452-3100
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
As previously disclosed, on February 2, 2017, Farmland Partners Inc. (the “Company”), Farmland Partners Operating Partnership, LP, Farmland Partners OP GP LLC, FPI Heartland LLC (“Parent Merger Sub”), FPI Heartland Operating Partnership, LP (“OP Merger Sub”) and FPI Heartland GP LLC consummated the transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with American Farmland Company (“AFCO”) and American Farmland Company L.P. (“AFCO OP”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, (i) OP Merger Sub was merged with and into AFCO OP (the “Partnership Merger”), with AFCO OP continuing as the surviving entity, and (ii) AFCO was merged with and into Parent Merger Sub (the “Company Merger” and, together with the Partnership Merger, the “Mergers”), with Parent Merger Sub continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
This Current Report on Form 8-K provides certain financial information with respect to the Mergers solely for the purpose of incorporating such information by reference into certain registration statements the Company expects to file under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Specifically, this Current Report on Form 8-K provides (i) the audited consolidated financial statements of AFCO as of December 31, 2016 and for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, which are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, and (ii) the unaudited pro forma combined statement of operations of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2017, adjusted as if the Mergers had been consummated on December 31, 2016, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
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99.1 |
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99.2 |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
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April 20, 2018 | By: | /s/ Luca Fabbri | |
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| Luca Fabbri | |
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| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | |