SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Lewis Geoffrey Manfred (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O AMERICAN FARMLAND COMPANY 10 EAST 53RD STREET (Street) NEW YORK NY 10022 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/19/2015	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol American Farmland Co [ AFCO ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) See Remarks	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Common Units(1)	(2)	(3)	Common Stock	6,792(4)	(1)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. 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.

2. These common units have been held for one year and therefore may be redeemed in accordance with the Partnership Agreement.

3. These derivative securities do not have an expiration date.

4. 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").

Remarks:

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer A power-of-attorney for the reporting person is attached as Exhibit 24 hereto.

	/s/ Geoffrey M. Lewis	10/19/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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