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Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI) announced the sale of 862 acres of farmland in White County, Arkansas, for $3.7 million, representing a 24% gain over its net book value. The buyer is a local farmer planning to cultivate cotton. FPI retains all solar energy option payments and a 30% share in future revenue from a renewable energy project associated with the land. Following this transaction, FPI owns nearly 12,000 acres in Arkansas and approximately 195,000 acres across 19 states. The company continues seeking prime farmland opportunities while managing financial performance for its shareholders.
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Sale of 862 acres generates $3.7 million, 24% gain over book value.
Retains solar energy option payments and 30% interest in future renewable project revenue.
Continues to diversify and expand farmland portfolio across multiple states.
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DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI) (the “Company” or “FPI”) today announced that it sold 862 acres of farmland in White County, Arkansas, for $3.7 million – an approximate gain of 24% over net book value.
“The farmland real estate sector is still open for business. We continue to hunt for prime land to acquire, and we are always willing to entertain strong offers for existing properties in our portfolio,” explained Luca Fabbri, FPI’s President and CEO. “Sales like this one allow us to capture asset appreciation for our shareholders and redeploy capital.”
FPI sold the land to a local farmer who owns a nearby cotton gin and plans to grow cotton on the property. As part of the transaction, FPI will retain all the solar energy option payments currently being made on the tract and will retain a 30% interest in future revenue created if the renewable energy project enters construction during the option period.
After the disposition, the Company’s footprint in Arkansas totals nearly 12,000 acres.
About Farmland Partners Inc.
Farmland Partners Inc. is an internally managed real estate company that owns and seeks to acquire high-quality North American farmland and makes loans to farmers secured by farm real estate. As of the date of this release, the Company owns and/or manages nearly 195,000 acres in 19 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. In addition, FPI owns land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio leased to Ag Pro under the John Deere brand. We have approximately 26 crop types and over 100 tenants. The Company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for U.S. federal income tax purposes, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2014. Additional information: www.farmlandpartners.com or (720) 452-3100.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws, including, without limitation, statements with respect to our outlook and the outlook for the farm economy generally, proposed and pending acquisitions and dispositions, financing activities, crop yields and prices and anticipated rental rates. Forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “may,” “should,” “could,” “would,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “estimates” or similar expressions or their negatives, as well as statements in future tense. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, beliefs and expectations, such forward-looking statements are not predictions of future events or guarantees of future performance and our actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that might cause such a difference include the following: the on-going war in Ukraine and its impact on the world agriculture market, world food supply, the farm economy, and our tenants’ businesses; general volatility of the capital markets and the market price of the Company’s common stock; changes in the Company’s business strategy, availability, terms and deployment of capital; the Company’s ability to refinance existing indebtedness at or prior to maturity on favorable terms, or at all; availability of qualified personnel; changes in the Company’s industry, interest rates or the general economy; adverse developments related to crop yields or crop prices; the degree and nature of the Company’s competition; the timing, price or amount of repurchases, if any, under the Company's share repurchase program; the ability to consummate acquisitions or dispositions under contract; and the other factors described in the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, and the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking information presented herein is made only as of the date of this press release, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or otherwise.
