Gladstone Land Corporation (Form: 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):   December 10, 2013

Gladstone Land Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland 001-35795 54-1892552
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(State or other jurisdiction
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(Commission
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(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
1521 Westbranch Drive Ste 200, McLean, Virginia   22102
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   7032875893

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

On December 10, 2013, Gladstone Land Corporation (the "Company") entered into an agreement of purchase and sale (the "Agreement") with Hale Farms LLC (the "Seller"). The Agreement provides for the purchase (by the Company or its nominee) of approximately 1,898 acres of land located in Morrow County, Oregon (the "Property"), for a purchase price that is expected to be approximately $13.9 million, exclusive of closing costs. The Property is irrigated farmland that is primarily farmed for root crops, such as onions and potatoes, and field crops, such as corn.

The purchase of the Property is subject to customary conditions and termination rights for transactions of this type, including a due diligence inspection period for the Company. There can be no assurance that the acquisition will be consummated by a certain time, or at all.

Certain statements and assumptions in this filing contain or are based upon "forward-looking" information and are being made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements are subject to numerous assumptions and uncertainties, many of which are outside the Company’s control. The Company undertakes no obligations to publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances, except as required by law.






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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.

         
    Gladstone Land Corporation
          
December 12, 2013   By:   /s/Danielle Jones
       
        Name: Danielle Jones
        Title: Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer