UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 13, 2016

 

 

AMERICAN FARMLAND COMPANY

(exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Maryland

 

001-37592

 

27-1088083

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 East 53rd Street

New York, New York

 

10022

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 484-3000

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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

 

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

 

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Item 8.01 Other Events.

 

Dividend Declaration

On December 13, 2016, the Board of Directors of American Farmland Company (the "Company") approved and declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.0625 per share of the common stock of the Company and a quarterly cash distribution of $0.0625 per unit on the operating partnership units of American Farmland Company L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”) for the fourth quarter of 2016.  The dividend will be paid on January 13, 2017 to stockholders of record of the Company at the close of business on January 2, 2017.  Similarly, the distribution will be paid on January 13, 2017 to unitholders of record of the Operating Partnership at the close of business on January 2, 2017.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMERICAN FARMLAND COMPANY.

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

Date: December 13, 2016

 

By:

 

/s/ Thomas S.T. Gimbel

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thomas S.T. Gimbel

 

 

 

 

Chief Executive Officer