FARMLAND PARTNERS INC. (NYSE:FPI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

FARMLAND PARTNERS INC. (NYSE:FPI) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements with Certain Officers.

The Board of Directors (the Board) of Farmland Partners Inc. (the
Company) previously approved, subject to stockholder approval,
the Companys Second Amended and Restated 2014 Equity Incentive
Plan (the Second Amended Plan). At the Companys Annual Meeting of
Stockholders held on May3, 2017 (the Annual Meeting), the
Companys stockholders approved the Second Amended Plan, which
increases the number of shares of the Companys common stock
reserved for issuance by 650,781 shares, from 615,070 shares to
1,265,851 shares, extends the term of the Second Amended Plan to
2027, and sets an annual limit on non-employee director
compensation.

The foregoing brief description is qualified in its entirety by
the text of the Second Amended Plan, a copy of which is
incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit10.1 hereto.

Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a
Vote of Security Holders.

At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of the Company approved
all of the proposals presented, which are described in detail in
the Companys Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A that was
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March23,
2017 (the Proxy Statement). Holders of 24,369,065 shares of the
Companys common stock were present in person or represented by
proxy at the Annual Meeting.

The following are the voting results of the proposals submitted
to the Companys stockholders at the Annual Meeting:

Proposal 1: To elect the eight director nominees named in
the Proxy Statement.

DirectorNominee		For		Withheld		BrokerNon-Votes
Jay B. Bartels		10,118,255		2,731,491		11,519,319
D. Dixon Boardman		12,406,466		443,280		11,519,319
John C. Conrad		12,547,131		302,615		11,519,319
Chris A. Downey		12,555,762		293,984		11,519,319
Thomas S.T. Gimbel		12,413,973		435,773		11,519,319
Joseph W. Glauber		10,453,227		2,396,519		11,519,319
Paul A. Pittman		12,417,458		432,288		11,519,319
Darell D. Sarff		9,578,669		3,271,077		11,519,319

Proposal 2: To ratify the appointment of
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Companys independent registered
public accounting firm for the Companys fiscal year ending
December31, 2017.

Proposal 3: To approve the Second Amended Plan.

For		Against		Abstentions		BrokerNon-Votes
11,635,099		1,014,490		200,157		11,519,319

About FARMLAND PARTNERS INC. (NYSE:FPI)
Farmland Partners, Inc. is an internally managed real estate company. The Company owns and seeks to acquire primary crop farmland located in agricultural markets throughout North America. The Company is the sole member of the general partner of Farmland Partners Operating Partnership, LP. The Company’s principal investment focus is on farmland located in agricultural markets throughout North America, however, it may seek to acquire farmland outside of North America. It also may acquire properties related to farming, such as grain storage facilities, grain elevators, feedlots, processing plants and distribution centers, as well as livestock farms or ranches. The Company owns or has under contract approximately 260 farms with an aggregate of over 108,160 acres (including approximately five farms totaling over 8,590 acres under contract) in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. FARMLAND PARTNERS INC. (NYSE:FPI) Recent Trading Information
FARMLAND PARTNERS INC. (NYSE:FPI) closed its last trading session down -0.07 at 10.68 with 169,459 shares trading hands.