UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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ANNUAL REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 |
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Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§229.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report.
If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements.
Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the other registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to §240.10D-1(b).
Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No
The aggregate market value of the voting stock and nonvoting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of June 30, 2023 was $
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
In addition, the Exhibit Index in Item 15 of Part IV of the 2023 Form 10-K is hereby amended and restated in its entirety and currently dated certifications required under Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are filed as exhibits to this Amendment. Because no financial statements are contained within this Amendment, we are not filing currently dated certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
Except as described above, no other changes have been made to the 2023 Form 10-K. The 2023 Form 10-K continues to speak as of the date of the 2023 Form 10-K, and we have not updated the disclosures contained therein to reflect any events which occurred at a date subsequent to the filing of the 2023 Form 10-K other than as expressly indicated in this Amendment.
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PART III
ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Directors and Executive Officers
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John R. McLernon |
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John P. Henry |
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David Holewinski |
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Kathleen M. Mahoney |
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Christopher C. Woodward |
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Michael A. DeGiglio |
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Stephen C. Ruffini |
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* Denotes independent director within the meaning of Nasdaq and SEC rules and regulations.
Business Experience of Directors and Executive Officers
John R. McLernon – Chairman of the Board of Directors
Mr. McLernon has been the Chairman and a director of the Company since 2006. Mr. McLernon is President of McLernon Consultants Ltd. He is Honourary Chairman and Co-Founder of Colliers International (“Colliers”), a global commercial real estate services company operating from 485 offices in 65 countries. He served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Colliers from 1977 to 2002 and as Chairman until December 2004. Mr. McLernon also serves as a director of several public and private companies as well as major nonprofit organizations, and is Chairman of A&W Revenue Royalties Income Fund and City Office REIT, Inc.*
John P. Henry – Director
Mr. Henry has been a director of the Company since 2006. From 1981 to 2000, Mr. Henry was employed by Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc. (“Ocean Spray”), retiring as Senior Vice-President of Grower Relations and Chief Financial Officer in 2000. Ocean Spray grew from $400 million to $1.3 billion in revenues during his tenure. Mr. Henry also served as a Director of Nantucket Allserve Inc., a majority owned subsidiary of Ocean Spray. From 1980 to 1981, he was Chief Financial Officer of Castle Toy Co, Inc., and prior to that, Mr. Henry was employed by Laventhol and Horwath providing auditing, consulting, and tax services to large public and private companies. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and a Master in Taxation degree from Bryant College in Smithfield, Rhode Island. Mr. Henry is a non-practicing Certified Professional Accountant in the State of Rhode Island.
David Holewinski – Director
Mr. Holewinski has been a director of the Company since 2011. Mr. Holewinski is a Management Consultant. He served as a director of Agro Power Development Inc. (“APDI”) from 2004 until October 2006. Between 1995 and 2000, Mr. Holewinski served as Senior Vice President of Business Development for APDI. Mr. Holewinski has co-founded two biotechnology companies, co-founded a company with computer and internet security, as well as co-founded a company with novel precast concrete technology for the construction industry. Between 1983 and 1988, Mr. Holewinski was a Manager of Business Development for ConAgra Foods, Inc. Mr. Holewinski has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pennsylvania State University and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.
Kathleen M. Mahoney – Director
Ms. Mahoney became a director of the Company in March 2023. Most recently, Ms. Mahoney served for more than 15 years in executive level operational and legal positions with SpartanNash Company (Nasdaq: SPTN), a Fortune 400 grocery and consumer goods distributor, wholesaler and retailer, and its predecessor Nash Finch Company. Prior to her tenure with SpartanNash, Ms. Mahoney practiced law for more than 20 years, including as Managing Partner at Larson King, LLP, and Partner at Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly. Ms. Mahoney began practicing law as Special Assistant Attorney General with the Minnesota Attorney General's Office. Ms. Mahoney has received grocery industry recognition throughout her career, having been named one of the 100 Most Influential Women in Michigan by Crain’s (2016), a Woman of Influence in the Food Industry by the Griffin Report (2018), a Top Woman in Grocery by Progressive Grocer (2012 and 2019), and a Women in Business Industry Leader by the Minneapolis St. Paul
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Business Journal (2011). Ms. Mahoney is a former member of the National Association of Corporate Directors, and a former member of the Grand Rapids, MI Chamber of Commerce Governance Committee and the Policy Committee and has more than 25 years of nonprofit board service, including serving in the role of Chair. She holds a JD, cum laude, from Syracuse University School of Law.
Christopher C. Woodward – Director
Mr. Woodward has been a director of the Company since 2006. Prior to the purchase of the Canadian assets, he served as a Trustee of Hot House Growers and its previous companies. Mr. Woodward serves as chair or director of a number of private and public companies as well as charitable institutions. These include the P.A. Woodward Medical Foundation, Brentwood College and Second Street.Org. He is currently Chair of the Keg Royalty Trust, Vice Chair of Cambie Surgery Corp, and Director of the Great Western Brewery. He is past Chair of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and Providence Health Care. Mr. Woodward received his Bachelor of Arts (Economics) degree from the University of Western Ontario.
Michael A. DeGiglio – Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. DeGiglio, Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. Mr. DeGiglio is a founder of Village Farms International through predecessor companies and has served as its Director and Chief Executive Officer since its inception in 1989. Mr. DeGiglio joined EcoScience Company (Nasdaq) a bio-technology company, in November 1992 upon its acquisition of Agro-Dynamics Inc., a company Mr. DeGiglio founded in 1984 and where he served as President since its inception. Additionally, he served as President and Chief Executive Officer of EcoScience from 1995 until its merger with Village Farms in 1999. Prior to commencing his business career in 1983, Mr. DeGiglio served on active duty in the United States Navy from 1976 through 1983, and in the Naval Air reserves from 1983 through 2001, retiring at the rank of Captain. Throughout his Naval career, Captain DeGiglio held multiple Department head positions, successfully completed a tour as Commanding Officer of a jet squadron, performed multiple tours overseas, accumulated over 5,000 hours of military flight time, and completed numerous senior management and military courses. Mr. DeGiglio received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aeronautical Science from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona Beach, Florida. He has served as the former Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Board of ERAU.
Stephen C. Ruffini – Chief Financial Officer and Director
Mr. Ruffini has been a director of the Company since 2014 and Chief Financial Officer of the Company since 2009. From 2001 to 2005, Mr. Ruffini was a Director and Chief Financial Officer of HIT Entertainment, Ltd., which was the preeminent young children’s entertainment company listed on the London Stock Exchange. From 2006 to 2008, he was the Chief Financial Officer of Performing Brands, which was a publicly listed U.S. company in the beverage industry. He was a Tax Manager with Arthur Andersen from 1984 to 1993. Mr. Ruffini has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Texas and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Southern Methodist University.
Other Directorships
Other than as indicated within this section under the caption titled Business Experience of Directors and Executive Officers, none of our directors hold or have been nominated to hold a directorship in any company with a class of securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or subject to the requirements of Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1933, as amended, or any company registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships between any director and executive officer.
Involvement in Certain Legal Proceedings
No director is, to the knowledge of the Company as at the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2023 (as amended, this “Annual Report”), or has been, within 10 years before the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A, a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer of any company (including the Company) that: (i) was subject to a cease trade order, an order similar to a cease trade order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under Canadian securities legislation that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days, (ii) was subject to cease trade order,
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an order similar to a cease trade order or an order that denied the relevant company access to any exemption under Canadian securities legislation that was in effect for a period of more than 30 consecutive days that was issued after the director ceased to be a director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer and which resulted from an event that occurred while that person was acting in the capacity as director, chief executive officer or chief financial officer, (iii) while that person was acting in that capacity, or within a year of that person ceasing to act in that capacity, became bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency or was subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromise with creditors or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold its assets, (iv) become bankrupt, made a proposal under any legislation relating to bankruptcy or insolvency, or become subject to or instituted any proceedings, arrangement or compromised with creditors, or had a receiver, receiver manager or trustee appointed to hold the assets of the director, or (v) has been involved in any criminal convictions or proceedings, order or judgment or decree limiting the person from engaging in any type of business or securities, nor found by a court or the SEC to have violated a United States federal or state securities law nor found by a court or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to have violated any United States federal commodities law.
No director of the Company has been subject, to the knowledge of the Company, to (i) any penalties or sanctions imposed by a court relating to securities legislation or by a securities regulatory authority or has entered into a settlement agreement with a securities regulatory authority, or (ii) any other penalties or sanctions imposed by a court or regulatory body that would likely be considered important to a reasonable securityholder.
Delinquent Section 16(a) Reports
Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act requires our directors and executive officers, and persons who own more than 10% of a registered class of our equity securities, to file with the SEC initial reports of ownership and reports of changes in ownership with the SEC. Such persons are required by SEC regulation to furnish us with copies of all Section 16(a) forms that they file.
To our knowledge, based solely on a review of the copies of such reports furnished to us and written representations from our directors and executive officers, we believe that all the Section 16(a) filing requirements for our executive officers, directors and greater than 10% shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2023, were filed in a timely manner, except for Ann Gillin Lefever, who inadvertently reported two late transactions: one on Form 3 and one Form 4 (both filed with the SEC on May 8, 2023); and Stephen C. Ruffini and Michael A. DeGiglio, who each inadvertently reported one late transaction each on Form 4 (both filed with the SEC on February 8, 2023).
Ethical Business Conduct
We have adopted a code of ethics for directors, officers (including our principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer) and employees, known as the Code of Ethics and Whistleblowing Policy (the “Code”). The Code is available on our website at http://www.villagefarms.com under the Governance section of our Investors page. We will promptly disclose on our website (i) the nature of any amendment to the policy that applies to our principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions and (ii) the nature of any waiver, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the policy that is granted to one of these specified individuals that is required to be disclosed pursuant to SEC rules and regulations, the name of such person who is granted the waiver and the date of the waiver.
The board of directors of the Company (the "Board") has not granted any waiver of the Code in favor of a director or officer of the Company. No current reports on Form 8-K have been filed since the beginning of the Company’s most recently completed fiscal year that pertain to any conduct of a director or executive officer that constitutes a departure from the Code.
The Company has developed a disclosure policy (the “Disclosure Policy”) to ensure that the Company meets its obligations under the various of provisions of U.S. and/or Canadian securities laws and applicable stock exchange rules relating to the requirement to make continuous and timely disclosures. This policy applies to all directors, officers and other employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, as well as all other individuals authorized to speak on behalf of the Company. The Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer are responsible for the implementation of this policy, together with other persons designated by them (the “Disclosure Committee”).
Under this policy, the Disclosure Committee has the responsibility to:
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A copy of the Disclosure Policy can be found on our website at http://www.villagefarms.com under the Governance section of our Investors page.
Committees of the Board
The Company has a standing Audit and Risk Committee, a Compensation Committee and a Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee, each of which are composed entirely of independent directors.
Audit and Risk Committee
The Audit and Risk Committee of our Board reviews our internal accounting procedures and consults with and reviews the services provided by our independent registered public accountants. Our Audit Committee consists of three directors, Messrs. Henry, Holewinski and Woodward, and our Board has determined that each of them is independent within the meaning of listing requirements of The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) and the independence requirements contemplated by Rule 10A-3 under the Exchange Act. Mr. Henry is the chairman of the Audit Committee, and our Board has determined that Mr. Henry is an “audit committee financial expert” as defined by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) rules and regulations implementing Section 407 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. Our Board has determined that the composition of our Audit and Risk Committee meets the criteria for independence under, and the functioning of our Audit and Risk Committee complies with, the applicable requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Nasdaq listing requirements and SEC rules and regulations. We intend to continue to evaluate the requirements applicable to us and to comply with the future requirements to the extent that they become applicable to our Audit Committee. The principal duties and responsibilities of our Audit and Risk Committee include:
Compensation Committee
Our Compensation Committee reviews and determines the compensation of all our executive officers. Our Compensation Committee consists of four directors, Messrs. Henry, Holewinski, Woodward and Ms. Mahoney, each of whom is a non-employee member of our Board as defined in Rule 16b-3 under the Exchange Act and independent within the meaning of listing requirements of Nasdaq. Mr. Woodward is the chairman of the Compensation Committee. Our Board has determined that the composition of our Compensation Committee satisfies the applicable independence requirements under, and the functioning of our Compensation Committee complies with the applicable listing requirements of Nasdaq and SEC rules and regulations. We intend to continue to evaluate and intend to comply with all future requirements applicable to our Compensation Committee. The principal duties and responsibilities of our Compensation Committee include:
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Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee
The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee of the Board (the “Nominating Committee”) consists of three independent directors, Messrs. Woodward and McLernon and Ms. Mahoney. Mr. Woodward is the chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee.
Our Board has determined that the composition of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee satisfies the applicable independence requirements under, and the functioning of our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee complies with the applicable listing requirements of, Nasdaq and SEC rules and regulations. We will continue to evaluate and will comply with all future requirements applicable to our Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. The Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee’s responsibilities include:
We post on our website www.villagefarms.com the charters of each of our board committees. The information on our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report and should not be considered a part of this Annual Report, and the references to our website in this Annual Report are inactive textual references only.
Insider Trading Policy
The Company has also developed an insider trading policy (the “Insider Trading Policy”) to provide guidelines on employee trading in the Company’s securities. The Insider Trading Policy describes the standards of the Company, including its subsidiaries on trading, and causing the trading of, the Company’s securities or securities of certain other publicly traded companies while in possession of confidential information. The Insider Trading Policy applies to all Village Farms directors and all officers and other employees of the Company and their respective immediate family members.
A copy of the Insider Trading Policy can be found on our website at http://www.villagefarms.com under the Governance section of our Investors page and a copy of our Insider Trading Policy is filed as Exhibit 19.1 to the initial filing of this Annual Report filed on March 13, 2024.
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ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION
Summary Compensation Table
The following table details the compensation information for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022 of the Company for our principal executive officer ("PEO") and each of our named executive officers ("Non-PEO NEOs”), as determined pursuant to the SEC’s disclosure requirements for executive compensation in Item 402 of Regulation S-K. All amounts presented are as recorded in U.S. dollars.
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Michael A. DeGiglio Chief Executive Officer |
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341,132 394,928 |
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Employment Agreements with NEOs
Mr. DeGiglio’s current employment agreement became effective July 13, 2020 for a term of three years. Under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. DeGiglio’s employment term will be automatically extended for successive one-year periods, unless the Company provides 90-day advance notice of non-renewal of then-current term, which will be treated as termination without cause. Under the employment agreement, Mr. DeGiglio receives a base salary of $707,538 (with subsequent annual reviews for increases but not decreases as the Compensation Committee determines) and he is eligible to earn annual short term and long-term incentive plans (bonuses) each up to 100% of Mr. DeGiglio’s then-current base salary based on performance goals determined by the Compensation
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Committee. Mr. DeGiglio also receives a monthly auto allowance of $2,000. Additionally, Mr. DeGiglio is entitled to six weeks of vacation. He is also entitled to participate in the Equity Plan (as defined below), which provides for grants of Options and other awards, as well as participation in our 401(k) Plan (as defined below) and 409A Plan (as defined below) and other welfare benefit plans including health and dental benefit plans.
Pursuant to Mr. DeGiglio’s employment agreement, Mr. DeGiglio is entitled to receive severance benefits in the following manner. If Mr. DeGiglio were to die or become disabled during the term of his employment agreement, he would be entitled to receive his then-current base salary and benefits for the greater of the remaining term of the agreement or 12-months. Mr. DeGiglio is also entitled to a lump sum payment of 36 months of his then-current base salary and a pro-rata short-term bonus amount payable within thirty days of his last date of employment, if terminated without cause or if Mr. DeGiglio resigns for Good Reason (as defined below), as well as continued participation in any welfare benefit plans for an 18-month post-termination period. Under the employment agreement, the Company can terminate Mr. DeGiglio for cause with no severance payments.
Mr. DeGiglio may terminate his employment agreement with or without Good Reason by providing the Board with a 30-day notice. “Good Reason” under the agreement means (i) a change materially adverse to Mr. DeGiglio’s position, authorities, functions, powers, responsibilities, or duties continuing for more than ten days after notice is provided by Mr. DeGiglio, (ii) a breach of the employment agreement by the Company, (iii) a change in location which is more than a 35-mile commute from Mr. DeGiglio’s current commute, or (iv) a change in control of the Company.
Mr. Ruffini’s employment agreement became effective July 1, 2023 and expires on June 30, 2026. Under the terms of the employment agreement, Mr. Ruffini's employment term will be automatically extended for successive one-year periods, unless the Company provides 90-day advance notice of non-renewal of then-current term, which will be treated as termination without cause. The employment agreement entitles Mr. Ruffini to receive a base salary of $400,000 (subject to further increases but not decreases as the Board shall determine) and he became eligible to earn an annual bonus opportunity of up to 50% of Mr. Ruffini’s then-current base salary based on quantitative and qualitative performance goals determined by the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Compensation Committee. Additionally, Mr. Ruffini is entitled to four weeks of vacation. He is entitled to participate in the Equity Plan, which provides for grants of Options and other awards, as well as in our 401(k) Plan and 409A Plan and other welfare benefit plans including health and dental benefit plans.
Pursuant to Mr. Ruffini’s employment agreement, Mr. Ruffini is entitled to receive severance benefits in the following manner. If Mr. Ruffini were to die or become disabled during the term of his employment agreement, he is entitled to receive his then-current base salary and benefits for the greater of the remaining term of the agreement or 12-months. Mr. Ruffini is also entitled to a lump sum payment of 18 months of his then-current base salary and a pro-rata bonus amount payable within thirty days of his last date of employment, if terminated without cause or if Mr. Ruffini resigns for Good Reason, as well continued participation in any welfare benefit plans for an 18-month post-termination period. The Company may terminate Mr. Ruffini for cause with no severance payments.
Mr. Ruffini may also terminate his employment agreement with or without Good Reason by providing the Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board with a 30-day notice. “Good Reason” under the agreement means (i) a change materially adverse to Mr. Ruffini’s position, authorities, functions, powers, responsibilities, or duties continuing for more than ten days after notice is provided by Mr. Ruffini, (ii) a breach of the employment agreement by the Company, (iii) a change in location of the Company’s Lake Mary, Florida office that causes Mr. Ruffini an additional 15-mile commute, or (iv) a change in control of the Company.
Ms. Gillin Lefever's employment agreement as Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs became effective February 7, 2022 with an initial term of two years. Under the terms of the employment agreement, Ms. Gillin Lefever's employment term will be automatically renewed unless either Ms. Gillin Lefever or the Company gives the other notice of termination not less than sixty days prior to the expiration of the employment agreement. The employment agreement entitles Ms. Gillin Lefever to receive a base salary of $300,000 and she is eligible to earn an annual bonus opportunity of up to 50% of Ms. Gillin Lefever’s then-current base salary based on quantitative and qualitative performance goals determined by the Chief Executive Officer and/or the Compensation Committee. Pursuant to her employment agreement, Ms. Gillin Lefever also received an Option grant on February 7, 2022 to acquire up to 100,000 common shares of the Company (the "Common Shares"), with a three-year vesting schedule. Additionally, Ms. Gillin Lefever is entitled to four weeks of vacation. She is entitled to participate in the Equity Plan, which provides for grants of Options and other awards, as well as in our 401(k) Plan and 409A Plan and other welfare benefit plans including health and dental benefit plans.
Pursuant to Ms. Gillin Lefever's employment agreement, if she is terminated without cause or if Ms. Gillin Lefever resigns for Good Reason, Ms. Gillin Lefever is entitled to receive her base salary plus a pro-rata portion of the STIP Bonus, and any share-based compensation plan she is eligible for at the rate in effect immediately prior to the effective date of the termination, for a period of six (6) months. The Company may terminate Mr. Gillin Lefever for cause with no severance payments.
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Mr. Dosanjh’s employment agreement as President and CEO of Pure Sunfarms was effective November 5, 2020. For purposes of his employment and participation in the Company’s health and welfare benefit plans and pension plans, the Company recognized Mr. Dosanjh’s effective start date with Pure Sunfarms on October 1, 2018. The employment agreement entitled Mr. Dosanjh to receive an increase in his base salary, which was effective on January 1, 2021, to C$400,000 and an opportunity to earn a short-term incentive plan (bonus) of up to 80% of Mr. Dosanjh’s then-current base salary. Additionally, as part of his employment agreement, Mr. Dosanjh received a grant of performance-based restricted share units pursuant to the Equity Plan with vesting tied to the achievement of certain performance standards. Additionally, he was entitled to receive five weeks of vacation, participate in the Equity Plan, which provides for grants of Options and other awards, as well as in our Registered Retirement Savings Plan and other welfare benefit plans including health and dental plan benefits.
Pursuant to Mr. Dosanjh’s employment agreement, Mr. Dosanjh was entitled to receive severance benefits in the following manner. Mr. Dosanjh was entitled to payments equal to 18 months of his then-current base salary payable in equal installments over a one-year period, if terminated without cause. Mr. Dosanjh, as a result of termination without cause, was also entitled to a prorated bonus for the portion of the calendar year he was employed. The Company may terminate Mr. Dosanjh for cause with no severance payments and Mr. Dosanjh may terminate his employment with the Company by providing the Chief Executive Officer with 90-day notice.
In the event of a change of control of the Company, Mr. Dosanjh was entitled to a lump sum payment equal to 24-months of his then-current base salary, if the Company terminated his employment within 180 days of the change in control event and he would forfeit any entitlement to an annual or prorated bonus for any portion of the calendar year he was employed. Mr. Dosanjh resigned from employment with the Company effective as of November 16, 2023.
Retirement Benefits
The Company sponsors a retirement savings plan that is qualified under section 401(k) of the United States Internal Revenue Code (the “401(k) Plan”) and provides that participating employees are eligible to make contributions up to the prescribed limit, which was $22,500 for 2023. For the calendar year ended December 31, 2023, the Company matched 100% of a participant’s first 1% contribution and 50% on each participant’s contributions of 2% to 6%, with a two-year vesting period on the Company’s matching contributions.
The Company also sponsors a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for its NEOs and other executives under section 409A of the United States Internal Revenue Code (the “409A Plan”) and provides that participating employees are eligible to defer up to 80% of their salaries and annual cash bonuses on an annual basis. The Company may match up to 25% of the first 4% of employee salary deferrals. Since the summer of 2012, the Company suspended the Company match on the nonqualified deferred compensation plan.
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Michael A. DeGiglio |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
1.09 |
|
|
March 29,2026 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
13.60 |
|
|
March 12, 2029 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
300,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
4.68 |
|
|
September 30, 2030 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
(2) |
$ |
1.08 |
|
|
February 1, 2033 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Stephen C. Ruffini |
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
13.60 |
|
|
March 12, 2029 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
$ |
5.29 |
|
|
May 29, 2030 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
66,667 |
|
|
|
33,333 |
|
(3) |
$ |
6.23 |
|
|
December 2, 2031 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
(2) |
$ |
1.08 |
|
|
February 1, 2033 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
Ann Gillin Lefever |
|
|
66,667 |
|
|
|
33,333 |
|
(4) |
$ |
5.20 |
|
|
February 7, 2032 |
|
|
- |
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
|
- |
|
|
|
200,000 |
|
(2) |
$ |
1.08 |
|
|
February 1, 2033 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Director Compensation
Overview
The Compensation Committee makes recommendations regarding compensation payable to our non-employee directors to the entire Board, which then makes final decisions regarding such compensation.
Cash Compensation
Each non-employee director of the Company receives a retainer of $60,000 per year, payable in monthly installments and there are no meeting or teleconference fees. The director fees are now being paid in U.S. dollars as it is the dominant currency for the Company. The Chairperson of the Board receives an additional annual fee of $30,000, payable monthly, the Audit and Risk Committee Chairperson receives an additional $15,000 per year, payable monthly, and the Compensation Committee Chairperson receives an additional $10,000 per year, payable monthly. Directors are also entitled to be reimbursed for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses incurred by them in connection with their services as directors. Directors of the Company are also eligible to participate in the Equity Plan. Options were granted pursuant to the Equity Plan to non-employee directors in 2023, as the Compensation Committee believes that a portion of the total director compensation should be in the form of equity compensation.
The table below provides compensation information for the calendar year ended December 31, 2023 for each non-employee member of the Board.
Name |
|
Fees Earned or Paid in Cash ($) |
|
Option Awards ($) (1) |
|
Total ($) |
John R. McLernon (2) |
|
90,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
190,000 |
John P. Henry (2) |
|
75,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
175,000 |
Christopher C. Woodward (2) |
|
70,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
170,000 |
David Holewinski (2) |
|
60,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
160,000 |
Kathleen M. Mahoney (2) |
|
50,000 |
|
100,000 |
|
150,000 |
Pay Versus Performance
Provided below is the Company’s “pay versus performance” (“PVP”) disclosure as required pursuant to Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K promulgated under the Exchange Act.
This disclosure has been prepared in accordance with Item 402(v) and does not necessarily reflect the value actually realized by the PEO and Non-PEO NEOs or how our Compensation Committee evaluates compensation decisions in light of Company or individual performance. In particular, our Compensation Committee has not used “compensation actually paid” (“CAP”) as disclosed in the “Pay Versus Performance Table” below as a basis for making compensation decisions, nor does it use GAAP Net Loss, or any other performance measure for purposes of determining incentive compensation.
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Year |
|
Summary Compensation Table for PEO (1)(2) ($) |
|
Compensation Actually Paid to PEO (3) ($) |
|
Average Summary Compensation Table Total for Non-PEO NEOs (2) ($) |
|
Average Compensation Actually Paid to Non-PEO NEOs (3) ($) |
|
Total Shareholder Return (“TSR”) (4) ($) |
|
Net Loss (5) ($) |
2023 |
|
1,240,791 |
|
1,219,051 |
|
562,612 |
|
574,072 |
|
(94) |
|
(31,798,000) |
2022 |
|
747,416 |
|
(192,950) |
|
462,705 |
|
(268,611) |
|
(79) |
|
(101,146,000) |
2021 |
|
732,981 |
|
191,642 |
|
1,147,786 |
|
784,845 |
|
3 |
|
(9,079,000) |
(1) Michael A. DeGiglio served as the principal executive officer of the Company during 2021, 2022 and 2023.
(2) The dollar amounts reported as total compensation for the Company’s PEO and the average of the amounts reported for the NEOs as a group (excluding the PEO) for each corresponding year are the amounts reported in the “Total” column of the Summary Compensation Table. Refer to “Executive Compensation – Summary Compensation Table” of this Annual Report on Form 10-K/A. The names of each of the NEOs (excluding the PEO) included for purposes of calculating the average amounts in each applicable year are as follows: (i) for 2023, Stephen C. Ruffini, Ann Gillin Lefever and Mandesh Dosanjh (ii) for 2022, Stephen C. Ruffini, Mandesh Dosanjh, Eric Janke and Bret Wiley; and (iii) for 2021, Stephen C. Ruffini, Mandesh Dosanjh, Orville Bovenschen and Derin Gemmel.
(3) The dollar amounts reported as “compensation actually paid” to the Company’s PEO and the average amount reported as “compensation actually paid” to the NEOs as a group (excluding the PEO), are computed in accordance with Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K. The dollar amounts do not reflect the actual amount of compensation earned by or paid to such PEO or the actual average amount of compensation earned by or paid to the NEOs as a group (excluding the PEO) during the applicable year. The valuation methodologies and assumptions used when calculating the equity values included in the compensation actually paid are not materially different than those used when calculating the amounts included in the Summary Compensation Table. In accordance with the requirements of Item 402(v) of Regulation S-K, the following adjustments were made to the PEO’s total compensation and the average total compensation of the NEOs as a group (excluding the PEO) for each year to determine the compensation actually paid:
Year |
|
PEO or NEOs |
|
Reported Summary Compensation Table Total |
|
|
MinusReported Value of Equity Awards (a) |
|
|
PlusFair Value at Fiscal Year-end of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in the Fiscal Year |
|
|
PlusChange in Fair Value of Outstanding and Unvested Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years |
|
|
Plus Fair Value at Vesting of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Fiscal Year that Vested During Fiscal Year |
|
|
Plus Change in Fair Value as of Vesting Date of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years for Which Applicable Vesting Conditions Were Satisfied During Fiscal Year |
|
|
MinusFair Value as of Prior Fiscal Year-End of Option Awards and Stock Awards Granted in Prior Fiscal Years that Failed to Meet Applicable Vesting Conditions During Fiscal Year |
|
|
PlusValue of Dividends or Earnings Paid on Equity Awards in the Fiscal Year that are not Otherwise Reflected in the Value of Total Compensation |
|
|
EqualsCompensation Actually Paid |
|
|||||||||
2023 |
|
PEO |
|
$ |
1,240,791 |
|
|
$ |
(82,440) |
|
|
$ |
76,100 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(15,400 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
1,219,051 |
|
2023 |
|
NEOs |
|
$ |
614,312 |
|
|
$ |
(164,800) |
|
|
$ |
164,883 |
|
|
$ |
(19,300 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(8,300 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
574,072 |
|
2022 |
|
PEO |
|
$ |
747,416 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(468,000 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(472,366 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(192,950 |
) |
2022 |
|
NEOs |
|
$ |
408,986 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(257,316 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(169,000 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(17,330 |
) |
2021 |
|
PEO |
|
$ |
732,981 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
(1,069,669 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
528,330 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
191,642 |
|
2021 |
|
NEOs |
|
$ |
1,147,786 |
|
|
$ |
277,502 |
|
|
$ |
41,450 |
|
|
$ |
(268,222 |
) |
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
141,333 |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
— |
|
|
$ |
784,845 |
|
(a) For the PEO, the grant date fair value of equity awards represents the total of the amounts reported in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns (as applicable) in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year. For the NEOs, the grant date fair value of equity awards represents the average of the amounts reported in the “Stock Awards” and “Option Awards” columns (as applicable) in the Summary Compensation Table for the applicable year.
(4) The comparison of total shareholder returns assumes that $100 was invested on December 31, 2020, in Village Farms.
(5) The dollar amounts reported represent the amount of net loss reflected in the Company’s audited financial statements for the applicable year.
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Relationship between CAP and TSR
The graph below illustrates the relationship between CAP and our TSR for the CEO and the other NEOs.
Relationship between CAP and GAAP Net Loss
The graph below reflects the relationship between the CEO and the average other NEOs CAP and our GAAP Net Loss for each year.
ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Beneficial Security Ownership Table
The table below sets forth information known to us regarding the beneficial ownership of our Common Shares as of April 26, 2024, for:
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The number of Common Shares beneficially owned by a person includes shares subject to Options held by that person that are currently exercisable or that become exercisable within 60 days of April 26, 2024. Percentage calculations assume, for each person and group, that all Common Shares that may be acquired by such person or group pursuant to Options currently exercisable or that become exercisable within 60 days of April 26, 2024, are outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage of Common Shares owned by such person or group. However, such unissued Common Shares described above are not deemed to be outstanding for calculating the percentage of Common Shares owned by any other person(2)
Except as otherwise indicated, the persons in the table below have sole voting and investment power with respect to all Common Shares shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable and subject to the information contained in the notes to the table.
Name of Beneficial Owner |
|
Ownership or Control Over |
|
Percentage of |
|||||||
Greater than 5% Shareholders: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Michael A. DeGiglio (also a Director and NEO) c/o Village Farms, 90 Colonial Center Parkway Suite 100, Lake Mary, FL 32746 (1) |
|
|
|
9,891,460 |
|
|
|
|
|
9.0% |
|
Directors and Named Executive Officers: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
John P. Henry (2)(3) |
|
|
|
188,885 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
John R. McLernon (2)(4) |
|
|
|
254,485 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Christopher C. Woodward (2)(5) |
|
|
|
314,085 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
David Holewinski (2)(6) |
|
|
|
253,385 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Kathleen M. Mahoney(2) |
|
|
|
_ |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Stephen C. Ruffini (2)(7) |
|
|
|
1,397,732 |
|
|
|
|
|
1.3% |
|
Ann Gillen Lefever (2)(8) |
|
|
|
100,000 |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
Mandesh Dosanjh (9) |
|
|
|
_ |
|
|
|
|
|
* |
|
All Directors and Executive Officers as a Group (Eight Persons) (10) |
|
|
|
12,400,032 |
|
|
|
|
|
11.2% |
|
* Denotes less than 1% beneficial ownership.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
The Company adopted an equity compensation plan (the “Equity Plan”), effective December 31, 2009, in order to attract and retain directors, officers, employees and other service providers to the Company and to motivate them to advance the interests of the Company by affording them with the opportunity to acquire an equity interest in the Company. The Equity Plan was most recently approved by the Company’ shareholders on June 10, 2021. Under the Equity Plan, the Company is authorized to award share options
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(“Options”), stock appreciation rights, deferred share units, performance-based restricted share units (“PSUs”), restricted stock and other share-based awards, which may be settled in Common Shares issued from the treasury or in cash. To date, only Options and PSUs have been awarded under the Equity Plan.
As a result of the Company’s delisting from the TSX effective as of the close of trading on December 31, 2021, the Company is no longer subject to any TSX rules, including the TSX rule requiring that all unallocated options, rights or other entitlements under a security-based compensation arrangement which does not have a fixed number of maximum securities issuable (as is the case with the Equity Plan) be approved by shareholders every three years.
The following table sets forth certain details as at the end of the year ended December 31, 2023 with respect to compensation plans pursuant to which equity securities of the Company are authorized for issuance.
Plan Category |
|
(a) |
|
(b) |
|
(c) |
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Shareholders |
|
6,946,576 |
|
$3.66 |
|
4,078,317 |
Equity Compensation Plans Not Approved by Shareholders |
|
_ |
|
_ |
|
_ |
Total |
|
6,946,576 |
|
|
|
4,078,317 |
Except as described below, for the last two completed fiscal years, no director, proposed director, executive officer, or immediate family member of a director, proposed director or executive officer nor, to the knowledge of our directors or executive officers, after having made reasonable inquiry, any person or company who beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, Common Shares carrying more than 5% of the voting rights attached to all Common Shares outstanding at the date hereof, or any immediate family member thereof, had any material interest, direct or indirect, in any transaction or proposed transaction of the Company which involves an amount exceeding the lesser of $120,000 or one percent of the average of the Company’s total assets at year-end for the last two completed fiscal years, other than compensation arrangements which are described under “Executive Compensation” and “Director Compensation” as of this Annual Report.
Securityholders’ Agreement with Mr. DeGiglio
Michael DeGiglio, our Chief Executive Officer, is party to the Amended and Restated Securityholders’ Agreement, by and among the Company, VF Operations Canada Inc., Mr. DeGiglio, and other parties thereto, dated December 31, 2009 (the “Securityholders’ Agreement”), pursuant to which the Company has granted to Mr. DeGiglio certain pre-emptive rights, as well as “demand” and “piggyback” registration rights. These rights enable Mr. DeGiglio to require the Company to file a prospectus (in the case of a demand registration) and otherwise assist with a public offering of Common Shares, subject to certain limitations. In the event of a “piggyback” offering, our financing requirements are to take priority. In the event that the Company decides to issue equity securities or securities convertible into or exchangeable for equity securities of the Company other than to officers, employees, consultants or directors of the Company or any subsidiary of the Company pursuant to a bona fide incentive compensation plan, the Securityholders’ Agreement provides, among other things, Mr. DeGiglio with pre-emptive rights to purchase such number of newly issued equity securities in order to maintain his pro rata ownership interest in the Company.
Director Independence
The Company’s Board is currently composed of seven directors, a majority (five) of whom meet the independence standards under the listing standards of Nasdaq, SEC rules and regulations and applicable Canadian securities laws. See Item 10, “Directors, Executive
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Officers, and Corporate Governance—Directors and Executive Officers” in this Annual Report. Each member of the Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and Compensation Committee also meet such independence standards, and in the case of Audit Committee members, the additional independence requirements of Rule 10A-3 of the Exchange Act. See Item 10, “Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance—Committees of the Board” in this Annual Report.
Each year the Board reviews the composition of the Board, the Audit and Risk Committee, the Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee and assesses whether a Board or committee member is “independent” within the meaning of Nasdaq listing rules, SEC rules and regulations and applicable Canadian securities laws, including an assessment of any direct or indirect relationship between each Board member, on one hand, and the Company or any of its subsidiaries, or with management, on the other than, which, in the Board’s opinion, would interfere with the exercise of independent judgment in carrying out the responsibilities of a director.
ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES
The table below presents fees for professional services rendered by PwC for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.
|
|
Aggregate Amount Billed ($) |
|||
|
|
2023 |
|
2022 |
|
Audit Fees (1) |
|
1,212,754 |
|
1,665,487 |
|
Audit-related fees (2) |
|
43,779 |
|
59,957 |
|
Total |
|
1,256,533 |
|
1,725,444 |
|
Our Audit Committee generally pre-approves all audit and permitted non-audit and tax services provided by independent registered public accounting firms. Pre-approval is detailed as to the particular service and is generally subject to a specific budget. The independent registered public accounting firm and management are required to periodically report to the Audit Committee regarding the extent of services performed to date. All of the services relating to the fees described in the table were pre-approved by the Audit Committee.
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PART IV
ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
(a) Documents filed as part of the report.
EXHIBIT INDEX
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|
|
3.1 |
|
3.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
4.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
4.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
4.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
4.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
10.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
10.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
10.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
10.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
10.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
10.6* |
|
|
|
|
|
10.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
10.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
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19.1* |
|
|
|
|
|
21.1* |
|
|
|
|
|
23.1* |
|
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP |
|
|
|
24.1* |
|
|
|
|
|
31.1* |
|
|
|
|
|
31.2* |
|
|
|
|
|
31.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
31.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
32.1* |
|
Certification of Principal Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
|
|
32.2* |
|
Certification of Principal Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
|
|
97.1* |
|
|
|
|
|
101.INS |
|
Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File as its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document |
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|
|
101.SCH |
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Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema With Embedded Linkbase Documents |
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|
104 |
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Cover page formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101 |
* Previously filed as an exhibit to the 2023 Form 10-K filed on March 13, 2024.
+ Indicates management contract or compensatory plan.
^ Certain confidential portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish to the Securities and Exchange Commission a copy of any omitted portions of the exhibit upon request.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment No. 1 to this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized on the 26th day of April 2024.
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|
|
Village Farms International, Inc. |
||||
|
|
|||
By: |
|
/s/ Michael A. DeGiglio |
||
|
|
Name: |
|
Michael A. DeGiglio |
|
|
Title: |
|
Chief Executive Officer and Director |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities on April 26, 2024.
Signature |
|
Title |
|
|
|
/s/ Michael A. DeGiglio Michael A. DeGiglio |
|
Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) |
|
|
|
* Stephen C. Ruffini |
|
Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) |
|
|
|
* John R. McLernon |
|
Director, Chair |
|
|
|
* John P. Henry |
|
Director |
|
|
|
* David Holewinski |
|
Director |
|
|
|
* Christopher C. Woodward |
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
|||
By: |
|
/s/ Michael A. DeGiglio |
||
|
|
Name: |
|
Michael A. DeGiglio |
|
|
Title: |
|
Attorney-in-fact |
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