8-K

Gladstone Land Corporation

August 19, 2019

/s/ Lewis Parrish

Lewis Parrish

Chief Financial Officer

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 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) August 19, 2019 (August 16, 2019)

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:

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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 Stock, $0.001 par value per share	LAND	The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC

6.375% Series A Cumulative Term Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share	LANDP	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 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).

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 2.01.

Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On August 16, 2019, Gladstone Land Corporation (the “Company”), through a wholly-owned subsidiary of its operating partnership, closed on the acquisition of approximately 1,000 gross acres of farmland in Coalinga, California, for $33 million, consisting of 911 planted acres of mature pistachio trees (the “Acquisition”) from RTS Orchards LLC (the “Seller”). The Seller is not a related party to the Company or its affiliates and does not have a material relationship with the Company or its affiliates, other than with respect to the Acquisition.

Item 7.01.

Regulation FD Disclosure.

On August 19, 2019, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the closing of the Acquisition. A copy of the Press Release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the information in this Item 7.01 disclosure, including Exhibit 99.1 and information set forth therein, is deemed to have been furnished and shall not be deemed to be “filed” under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)

Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated August 19, 2019

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.