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): February 27, 2024

  

 

FARMLAND PARTNERS INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Maryland (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

001-36405 (Commission File Number)

46-3769850 (IRS Employer Identification No.)

 

4600 S. Syracuse Street, Suite 1450 Denver, Colorado (Address of principal executive offices)

80237 (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (720) 452-3100

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

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. ¨

 

 

Item 8.01.

Other Events.

 

On February 27, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Farmland Partners Inc. (the “Company”), upon the recommendation of the Nominating & Corporate Governance Committee of the Board (the “Nominating Committee”), approved a reduction in the size of the Board from eight members to five members, effective at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).  In connection with the Board’s action to reduce the size of the Board, the Board, upon the recommendation of the Nominating Committee, approved the slate of directors to be nominated for re-election at the Annual Meeting, which is comprised of the following existing directors:  Luca Fabbri, John A. Good, Jennifer S. Grafton, Danny D. Moore and Paul A. Pittman.  More information with respect to the candidates nominated for re-election at the Annual Meeting will be included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement to be filed in connection with the Annual Meeting.

 

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.

 

	FARMLAND PARTNERS INC.
Dated: February 28, 2024	By:	/s/ Luca Fabbri
		Luca Fabbri
		President & Chief Executive Officer