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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Village Farms International, Inc. | d874840dex991.htm |
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): January 16, 2020
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Canada | 001-38783 | 98-1007671 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employe Identification No.) | ||
| 4700-80th Street Delta, British Columbia Canada V4K 3N3 |
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| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | ||||
(604) 940-6012
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(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) |
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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 Shares, without par value | VFF | The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC |
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 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On January 16, 2020, Village Farms International, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing the closing of the transactions described in this Current Report on Form 8-K. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section. The information contained in this Current Report on Form 8-K under Item 7.01, including the accompanying Exhibit 99.1, shall not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, whether made before or after the date hereof, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On January 16, 2020, the Company announced that it had opted to receive a $5.94 million cash refund from Pure Sunfarms Corp. (“Pure Sunfarms”) that serves to unwind the $5.94 million equity contribution that Village Farms made to Pure Sunfarms on November 19, 2019.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated January 16, 2020. | |
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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.
Date: January 16, 2020
| Village Farms International, Inc. | ||
| By: | /s/ Michael A. DeGiglio | |
| Name: | Michael A. DeGiglio | |
| Title: | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
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