0000899243-15-006871.txt : 20151019 0000899243-15-006871.hdr.sgml : 20151019 20151019193714 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-15-006871 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20151019 FILED AS OF DATE: 20151019 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20151019 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: American Farmland Co CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001474777 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS [6798] IRS NUMBER: 271088083 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MD FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EAST 53RD STREET STREET 2: 29TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 BUSINESS PHONE: 2124843000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 10 EAST 53RD STREET STREET 2: 29TH FLOOR CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Lewis Geoffrey Manfred CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001325890 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37592 FILM NUMBER: 151165252 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O OPTIMA FUND MANAGEMENT LLC STREET 2: 10 EAST 53RD STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 3 1 doc3.xml FORM 3 SUBMISSION X0206 3 2015-10-19 0 0001474777 American Farmland Co AFCO 0001325890 Lewis Geoffrey Manfred C/O AMERICAN FARMLAND COMPANY 10 EAST 53RD STREET NEW YORK NY 10022 1 1 0 0 See Remarks Common Units Common Stock 6792 D Pursuant to the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership Agreement of American Farmland Company L.P. (the "Partnership"), a holder of common units of the Partnership, after a one year holding period, has a right to require the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the common units held by such holder. Upon a redemption request, the Company has the option to purchase the common units directly, either in cash or common stock of the Company. These common units have been held for one year and therefore may be redeemed in accordance with the Partnership Agreement. These derivative securities do not have an expiration date. Includes 5,518 common units held directly by Mr. Lewis and Mr. Lewis's pecuniary interest in 1,274 Common Units held by American Farmland Advisor LLC ("AFA"). Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer A power-of-attorney for the reporting person is attached as Exhibit 24 hereto. /s/ Geoffrey M. Lewis 2015-10-19 EX-24 2 attachment1.htm EX-24 DOCUMENT

                                                                      Exhibit 24

                            LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

        The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Thomas S.T. Gimbel the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

        (1)     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of American Farmland
Company (the "Company"), from time to time the following U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission ("SEC") forms: (i) Form ID, including any attached
documents, to effect the assignment of codes to the undersigned to be used in
the transmission of information to the SEC using the EDGAR System; (ii) Form 3,
Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership of Securities, including any attached
documents; (iii) Form 4, Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of
Securities, including any attached documents; (iv) Form 5, Annual Statement of
Beneficial Ownership of Securities in accordance with Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules thereunder, including
any attached documents; (v) Schedule 13D and (vi) amendments of each thereof, in
accordance with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules
thereunder, including any attached documents;

        (2)     do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the
undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such
Form 3, 4 or 5, Schedule 13D or any amendment(s) thereto, and timely file such
form(s) with the SEC and any securities exchange, national association or
similar authority; and

        (3)     take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with
the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such
attorney-in-fact's discretion.

        The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such
attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 or Regulation 13D-G of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended. The undersigned hereby agrees to indemnify the attorney in fact and the
Company from and against any demand, damage, loss, cost or expense arising from
any false or misleading information provided by the undersigned to the
attorney-in fact.

        This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file such forms with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to
be executed as of October 09, 2015.

                                        /s/ Geoffrey M. Lewis
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                                        Geoffrey Manfred Lewis