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): June 25, 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)
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(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employee
Identification No.) |
4700-80th Street
Delta, British Columbia Canada
V4K 3N3
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(604) 940-6012
(Registrants 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:
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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 |
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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 5.07 |
Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. |
On June 25, 2020, the Company held its Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders. For more information about the proposals set forth below, please see the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on May 22, 2020.
Proposal No. 1: To elect the Board of Directors to serve until the 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed. The voting results were as follows:
Nominee | Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld | ||||||||||||
Michael A. DeGiglio |
17,366,234 | 98.9 | % | 195,599 | 1.1 | % | ||||||||||
John P. Henry |
17,391,611 | 99.0 | % | 179,222 | 1.0 | % | ||||||||||
David Holewinski |
17,300,308 | 98.5 | % | 261,525 | 1.5 | % | ||||||||||
John R. McLernon |
16,581,558 | 94.4 | % | 980,275 | 5.6 | % | ||||||||||
Stephen C. Ruffini |
17,113,977 | 97.5 | % | 447,856 | 2.5 | % | ||||||||||
Christopher C. Woodward |
17,016,997 | 96.9 | % | 544,836 | 3.1 | % |
Proposal No. 2: To ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 and authorizing the Board of Directors of the Company to fix their remuneration. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld | |||
32,865,450 | 99.1% | 309,213 | 0.9% |
Proposal No. 3: To ratify amendments to the By-Laws of the Company to increase the quorum for any meeting of shareholders of the Company to two persons present at the opening of the meeting who are entitled to vote and who hold or represent not less than 33 1/3% of the outstanding shares entitled to vote. The voting results were as follows:
Votes For | % For | Votes Withheld | % Withheld | |||
17,386,226 | 99.0% | 175,606 | 1.0% |
Item 9.01 |
Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number |
Description |
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3.1 | Amendment to By-Laws of Village Farms International, Inc., effective June 25, 2020. |
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: June 25, 2020
Village Farms International, Inc. | ||
By: |
/s/ Stephen C. Ruffini |
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Name: | Stephen C. Ruffini | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Exhibit 3.1
AMENDMENT TO BY-LAWS
of
VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(the Corporation)
The by-laws of the Corporation are hereby amended by deleting section 6.1 in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
A quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of shareholders shall be two persons present in person or represented by proxy holding in the aggregate not less than 33 1/3% of the outstanding shares of the Corporation entitled to vote at the meeting.
APPROVED by the board of directors of the Corporation on November 13, 2019.
CONFIRMED by the shareholders of the Corporation on June 25, 2020.