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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) November 15, 2024 (November 13, 2024)

 

 

Gladstone Land Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   001-35795   54-1892552

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100

McLean, Virginia

  22102
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 287-5800

 

 

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)

 

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

 

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 Stock, $0.001 par value per share   LAND   The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
6.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share   LANDO   The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
6.00% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share   LANDP   The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
5.00% Series D Cumulative Term Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share   LANDM   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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On November 13, 2024, Terry Lee Brubaker gave notice that he will be retiring as the Chief Operating Officer of Gladstone Land Corporation (the “Company”) effective December 2, 2024. Following Mr. Brubaker’s departure, Michael LiCalsi, the Company’s General Counsel and Secretary, who also serves as President of the Company’s administrator (Gladstone Administration, LLC), will assume certain additional operational responsibilities, while Gladstone Management Corporation, the Company’s investment adviser, will conduct a national search for a Chief Investment Officer to fill Mr. Brubaker’s investment committee responsibilities.

 

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 15, 2024, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing Mr. Brubaker’s retirement. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

The information in Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, as well as Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

 

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
No.

  

Description

99.1    Press Release dated November 15, 2024
104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).


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.

 

   

Gladstone Land Corporation

  (Registrant)

November 15, 2024     By:  

/s/ Lewis Parrish

      Lewis Parrish
      Chief Financial Officer

Exhibit 99.1

 

LOGO

Gladstone Land Announces Retirement of Chief Operating Officer Terry Lee Brubaker

 

 

McLean, VA, November 15, 2024 — Gladstone Land Corporation (Nasdaq: LAND) (“Gladstone Land” or the “Company”) announced that Terry Lee Brubaker will be retiring as Chief Operating Officer of the Company effective December 2, 2024. Mr. Brubaker is also retiring as director and executive officer of Gladstone Management Corporation, the Company’s investment adviser, and as a member of the board of managers and an executive officer of Gladstone Administration, LLC, the Company’s administrator, also effective December 2, 2024. Following Mr. Brubaker’s departure, Michael LiCalsi, the Company’s General Counsel and Secretary, who also serves as Gladstone Administration’s President, General Counsel and Secretary, will assume certain additional operational responsibilities while Gladstone Management will conduct a national search for a Chief Investment Officer to fill Mr. Brubaker’s investment committee responsibilities.

President and Chief Executive Officer, David Gladstone, stated, “Terry has been an integral part of the Gladstone family since inception. His tenure at Gladstone has been marked by remarkable growth and steadfast dedication. Terry’s commitment to our funds and our shareholders will be missed.”

About Gladstone Land Corporation:

Founded in 1997, Gladstone Land is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that acquires and owns farmland and farm-related properties located in major agricultural markets in the U.S. The Company currently owns 168 farms, comprised of approximately 112,000 acres in 15 different states and nearly 54,000 acre-feet of water assets in California, valued at a total of approximately $1.5 billion. Gladstone Land’s farms are predominantly located in regions where its tenants are able to grow fresh produce annual row crops, such as berries and vegetables, which are generally planted and harvested annually. The Company also owns farms growing permanent crops, such as almonds, apples, cherries, figs, lemons, olives, pistachios, and other orchards, as well as blueberry groves and vineyards, which are generally planted every 20-plus years and harvested annually. Approximately 30% of the Company’s fresh produce acreage is either organic or in transition to become organic, and nearly 20% of its permanent crop acreage falls into this category. The Company may also acquire property related to farming, such as cooling facilities, processing buildings, packaging facilities, and distribution centers. Gladstone Land pays monthly distributions to its stockholders and has paid 141 consecutive monthly cash distributions on its common stock since its initial public offering in January 2013. The Company has increased its common distributions 35 times over the prior 39 quarters, and the current per-share distribution on its common stock is $0.0467 per month, or $0.5604 per year. Additional information, including detailed information about each of the Company’s farms, can be found at www.GladstoneLand.com.


LOGO

 

Owners or brokers who have farmland for sale in the U.S. should contact:

 

   

Western U.S. – Bill Reiman at (805) 263-4778 or Bill.R@GladstoneLand.com;

 

   

Mid-Atlantic and Midwest U.S. – Joey Van Wingerden at (703) 287-5914 or Joe.V@GladstoneLand.com; or

 

   

Southeastern U.S. – Brett Smith at (703) 287-5837 or Brett.S@GladstoneLand.com.

Lenders who are interested in providing Gladstone Land with long-term financing on farmland should contact Jay Beckhorn at (703) 587-5823 or Jay.Beckhorn@GladstoneCompanies.com.

For stockholder information on Gladstone Land, call (703) 287-5893. For Investor Relations inquiries related to any of the monthly dividend-paying Gladstone funds, please visit www.GladstoneCompanies.com.

SOURCE: Gladstone Land Corporation

For further information: Gladstone Land, (703) 287-5893

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