FPI Provides Update on Recent Storms (No Significant Damage), Strong Lease Renewals, and Increased Sale Transactions for 2023

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Farmland Partners Inc. provides business updates on recent storms, lease renewals, and updated disposition expectations. No significant damage from storms. Lease renewals: 14% of total revenue, with an average increase of more than 15% in rental rates. Identified transactions increased to approximately $190 million. Lease renewals and increased transactions contribute to potential revenue growth.

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Lease renewals: 14% of total revenue, with an average increase of more than 15% in rental rates.
Identified transactions increased to approximately $190 million.

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09/11/2023 - 07:10 AM

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI) (the “Company” or “FPI”) today provided business updates on several topics, including recent storms in California and the Southeast, the status of lease renewals, and updated disposition expectations for 2023.

Hurricane Idalia (Southeast) and Tropical Storm Hilary (California):

While there was substantial rain on the Company’s farms in the areas affected by Hurricane Idalia and Tropical Storm Hilary, there was no significant damage that would impair productivity. Many farmers, businesses, and residents in both areas were not so fortunate, and we wish them a speedy recovery.

Lease Renewals:

Leases to renew in 2023: Approximately 14% of total revenue.
Renewals already completed: Approximately 50% by acres.
Rental rates: Average increases more than 15%.

Lease renewals signed in the fall of 2023 generally commence in Q4 and, accordingly, contribute to revenue to a greater extent in 2024 and beyond than in 2023.

Identified Transactions:

When reporting earnings for the quarter ended June 30, 2023, the Company estimated that it would sell up to $135 million of assets in 2023. As of the date of this release, the total identified transactions have increased to approximately $190 million.

FPI intends to provide an update on these and other developments during its next quarterly earnings call.

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 more than 187,000 acres in 20 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, and Virginia. In addition, the Company owns land and buildings for four agriculture equipment dealerships in Ohio leased to Ag Pro under the John Deere brand. The Company has 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.