DENVER, Nov. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Farmland
Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI) ("FPI") announced today that it has
completed its previously announced acquisition of permanent crop
farmland from Olam International Limited ("Olam"). The acquisition
covers approximately 5,100 acres of farmland with a purchase price
of $110 million.
The properties are located in California's Central Valley and are dedicated
to the production of almonds, pistachios and walnuts. FPI has
entered into a 25-year triple-net lease agreement with Olam on a
revenue share basis. During the term of the agreement, Olam will
operate and maintain the properties and improvements.
Olam is a leading global agribusiness company with operations in
70 countries and nearly 70,000 employees. FPI is the largest
publicly-traded farmland real estate investment trust in the U.S.
FPI's portfolio is broadly diversified across crops and regions,
spanning more than 160,000 acres owned or under contract.
Commenting on the transaction, Paul
Pittman, FPI Chairman and CEO, said, "We are excited to work
with Olam and look forward to building upon this relationship. We
have a high degree of respect for Olam's team of exceptionally
talented operators. Further, we look forward to bringing these
properties into our portfolio. They are unique, high-quality farms
in the heart of California's tree
nut industry. The properties and associated agreements will bring
higher cap rate permanent crop production into our portfolio
furthering our goal of delivering a well-balanced portfolio of U.S.
farmland to our stockholders. On an unlevered NOI basis, we expect
these leases in 2018 to be accretive to our portfolio relative to
the cost of our recently issued preferred security."
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 the expected performance of
the properties acquired from Olam. Forward-looking statements
are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of
which may be beyond our control. We caution you that the
forward-looking information presented in this press release is not
a guarantee of future events, and that actual events may differ
materially from those made in or suggested by the forward-looking
information contained in this press release. In addition,
forward-looking statements generally can be identified by the use
of forward-looking terminology such as "may," "plan," "seek,"
"comfortable with," "will," "expect," "intend," "estimate,"
"anticipate," "believe" or "continue" or the negative thereof or
variations thereon or similar terminology. Any forward-looking
information presented herein is made only as of the date of this
press release, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or
revise any forward-looking information to reflect changes in
assumptions, the occurrence of unanticipated events, or
otherwise.
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 or has under contract
over 160,000 acres in 17 states, including Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, North
Carolina, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Texas and Virginia. We have approximately 30 crop types
and 125 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.
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