Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): April 30, 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 Employee

Identification No.)

4700-80th Street

Delta, British Columbia Canada

V4K 3N3

(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:

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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 8.01

Other Events.

On April 30, 2020, Village Farms International, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a (final) short form base shelf prospectus with the Canadian securities regulators in each province and territory of Canada, which included the following disclosure:

On April 3, 2020, the Company announced that its joint venture, Pure Sunfarms Corp. (the “Joint Venture”), had satisfied all pre-conditions and completed its previously announced expansion of its credit facility with its existing lender to Cdn$59 million, including accordion provisions of Cdn$22.5 million. As a pre-condition to completion of the debt facility, the Company made an additional capital contribution of Cdn$8 million (US$6.1 million) in the Joint Venture and, as a result, further increased its majority ownership of the Joint Venture to 58.7% (from 57.4%).

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: May 1, 2020