0000899243-17-000847.txt : 20170109 0000899243-17-000847.hdr.sgml : 20170109 20170109172505 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-17-000847 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 4 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20161031 FILED AS OF DATE: 20170109 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20170109 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: 4 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-37592 FILM NUMBER: 17518648 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O OPTIMA FUND MANAGEMENT LLC STREET 2: 10 EAST 53RD STREET CITY: NEW YORK STATE: NY ZIP: 10022 4 1 doc4.xml FORM 4 SUBMISSION X0306 4 2016-10-31 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 CFO and Treasurer Common Stock 2016-10-31 4 C 0 5518 0.00 A 16564 D Common Stock 2017-01-05 4 A 0 870 0.00 A 17434 D Common Stock 2017-01-05 4 F 0 244 8.07 D 17190 D Common Stock 1000 I See Footnote below Common Units 2016-10-31 4 C 0 5518 D Common Stock 5518 0 D Common Units Common Stock 30179 30179 I See Footnote 5,518 of the Reporting Person's common units of limited partnership interest ("common units") in American Farmland Company L.P. (the "Partnership"), of which the Issuer is the sole general partner, were redeemed for an equal number of shares of the Issuer's common stock in accordance with the Second Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership Agreement of the Partnership (the "Partnership Agreement"). Represents shares retained by the Issuer to satisfy withholding obligations on 870 shares of restricted stock granted to the Reporting Person on January 5, 2017. These securities are held by The Yachad Foundation, of which the Reporting Person is an officer. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by The Yachad Foundation except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. Represents common units in the Partnership. Pursuant to the Partnership Agreement, a holder of common units of the Partnership has the right to require the Partnership to redeem all or a portion of the common units held by such holder. Upon a redemption request, the Issuer has the option to purchase the common units directly, either in cash equal to the fair market value of a share of the Issuer's common stock or by acquiring each common unit so presented for redemption for one share of common stock of the Issuer. These derivative securities do not have an expiration date. Held directly by Optima Group Holdings LLC, in which the Reporting Person has an ownership interest. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Optima Group Holdings LLC except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, if any. /s/ Thomas S.T. Gimbel, Attorney-in-Fact 2017-01-09