Farmland Partners : Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers (Form 8-K)
May 12, 2021 at 09:20 am EDT
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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers.
The Board of Directors (the 'Board') of Farmland Partners Inc. (the 'Company') previously approved, subject to stockholder approval, the Company's Third Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (the 'Third Amended Plan'). At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders held on May 7, 2021 (the 'Annual Meeting'), the Company's stockholders approved the Third Amended Plan, which increases the number of shares of the Company's common stock reserved for issuance by 650,000 shares, from 1,265,851 shares to 1,915,851 shares and extends the term of the Third Amended Plan to 2031.
The foregoing brief description is qualified in its entirety by the text of the Third Amended Plan, a copy of which is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit 10.1 hereto.
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved all of the proposals presented, which are described in detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 24, 2021 (the 'Proxy Statement'). Holders of 25,300,917 shares of the Company's common stock were present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.
The following are the voting results of the proposals submitted to the Company's stockholders at the Annual Meeting:
Proposal 1: To elect the six director nominees named in the Proxy Statement.
Director Nominee
For
Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Chris A. Downey
12,862,156
5,510,169
6,928,592
Joseph W. Glauber
12,631,193
5,741,132
6,928,592
John A. Good
12,866,526
5,505,799
6,928,592
Thomas P. Heneghan
18,191,473
180,852
6,928,592
Toby L. O'Rourke
18,182,081
190,244
6,928,592
Paul A. Pittman
18,149,566
222,759
6,928,592
Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of Plante & Moran, PLLC as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the Company's fiscal year ending December 31, 2021.
For
Against
Abstentions
25,077,089
112,636
111,192
Proposal 3: To approve (on an advisory basis) the compensation of our named executive officers.
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
17,016,216
1,183,152
172,957
6,928,592
Proposal 4: To approve the Third Restated Plan.
For
Against
Abstentions
Broker Non-Votes
14,096,058
4,022,106
254,161
6,928,592
Item9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit
No.
Description
10.1
Farmland Partners Inc. Third Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-255962)).
104
Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
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Farmland Partners Inc. is an internally managed real estate company that owns and seeks to acquire North American farmland and makes loans to farmers secured by farm real estate. The Company owns and/or manages approximately 171,100 acres in 16 states, including Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. In addition, the Company owns land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio leased to Ag Pro under the John Deere brand. Its portfolio is used to grow primary crops, such as corn, soybeans, wheat, rice and cotton, and produce specialty crops, such as almonds, citrus, blueberries and vegetables. In addition, under the FPI Loan Program, it provides loans to third-party farmers (both tenant and non-tenant) to provide financing for property acquisitions, working capital requirements and others. It has over 26 crop types and over 100 tenants.
Farmland Partners : Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers (Form 8-K)