0001104659-15-063425.txt : 20150903 0001104659-15-063425.hdr.sgml : 20150903 20150903092618 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001104659-15-063425 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20150901 ITEM INFORMATION: Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20150903 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20150903 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Farmland Partners Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001591670 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 463769850 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-36405 FILM NUMBER: 151090904 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 4600 S. SYRACUSE STREET STREET 2: SUITE 1450 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80031 BUSINESS PHONE: 720-452-3100 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 8670 WOLFF COURT STREET 2: SUITE 240 CITY: WESTMINSTER STATE: CO ZIP: 80031 8-K 1 a15-18912_18k.htm 8-K

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): September 1, 2015

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		80237
(Address of principal executive offices)		(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:

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

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

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

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

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing.

On September 3, 2015, Farmland Partners Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), announced that it has received approval to list its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). The Company provided written notice to the NYSE MKT of its intention to list its Common Stock on the NYSE and to simultaneously delist such securities from the NYSE MKT. The Company anticipates that its Common Stock will begin trading on the NYSE on September 8, 2015 under its existing ticker symbol “FPI”. Until the transfer to the NYSE is complete, the Company’s Common Stock will continue to trade on the NYSE MKT under the symbol “FPI”. The Company’s Board of Directors approved the transfer to the NYSE on September 1, 2015.

A copy of the press release announcing the transfer to the NYSE is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated September 3, 2015.

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: September 3, 2015	By:	/s/ Luca Fabbri
		Luca Fabbri
		Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press release dated September 3, 2015.

EX-99.1 2 a15-18912_1ex99d1.htm EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Farmland Partners Inc. to Transfer Listing of Its Common Stock to the New York Stock Exchange

Denver, CO—September 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/—Farmland Partners Inc. (the “Company”) today announced the pending transfer of the listing of its common stock from the NYSE MKT to the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”). The Company anticipates that its common stock will begin trading on the NYSE on September 8, 2015 under its current ticker symbol “FPI”. Until the transfer is completed, the Company’s common stock will continue to trade on the NYSE MKT.

“This transfer to the New York Stock Exchange is important to Farmland Partners and our stockholders, as we expect it to increase our visibility in the investment community and enhance our investor outreach,” said Paul A. Pittman, the CEO of the Company. “Having our stock trade on the NYSE represents a significant milestone as we continue to build value for our stockholders.”

About Farmland Partners Inc.

Farmland Partners Inc. is an internally managed real estate company that owns and seeks to acquire high-quality farmland located in agricultural markets throughout North America. The Company’s portfolio is comprised of 123 farms with an aggregate of 72,414 acres (including two farms with an aggregate of 1,401 acres under contract) in Illinois, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and Michigan. The Company intends to elect and qualify to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2014.