UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FARMLAND PARTNERS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Maryland |
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46-3769850 |
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(State of incorporation or organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
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4600 S. Syracuse Street |
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Suite 1450 |
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Denver, Colorado |
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80237 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of each class |
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Name of each exchange on which |
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to be so registered |
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each class is to be registered |
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Common stock, $0.01 par |
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New York Stock Exchange |
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value per share |
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If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): Not Applicable
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None .
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement on Form 8-A is being filed by Farmland Partners Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), in connection with the registration of its common stock, $0.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the transfer of the listing of the Common Stock from the NYSE MKT to the New York Stock Exchange..
Item 1. Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Common Stock included under the heading “Description of Common Stock” in the prospectus forming part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-203798), as initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2015, as amended (the “Registration Statement”), is incorporated herein by reference. In addition, information relating to the Common Stock under the heading “Certain Provisions of Maryland Law and Our Charter and Bylaws” in the Registration Statement shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Not applicable.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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Date: September 3, 2015 |
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FARMLAND PARTNERS INC. |
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By: |
/s/ Luca Fabbri |
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Luca Fabbri |
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Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer |