UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 22, 2017 (May 18, 2017)
Gladstone Land Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Maryland | 001-35795 | 541892552 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 1521 Westbranch Drive, Suite 100 McLean, Virginia |
22102 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 287-5800
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 18, 2017, Gladstone Land Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company’s stockholders voted and approved each of the proposals presented at the Annual Meeting, which are described in detail in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2017.
Proposal 1 : The election of three directors to hold office until the 2020 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
| For | Withheld | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||
| Paul W. Adelgren |
4,148,430 | 738,449 | 4,438,412 | |||||||||
| David Gladstone |
4,582,198 | 304,681 | 4,438,412 | |||||||||
| John H. Outland |
3,924,421 | 962,458 | 4,438,412 | |||||||||
The following directors will continue to hold office until the 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
Michela A. English
Anthony W. Parker
The following directors will continue to hold office until the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders:
Terry L. Brubaker
Caren D. Merrick
Walter H. Wilkinson, Jr.
Proposal 2 : To ratify the selection by the Audit Committee of the Company’s board of directors of PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP, as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for its fiscal year ending December 31, 2017.
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 8,534,330 | 751,547 | 39,414 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: May 22, 2017 | By: | /s/ Lewis Parrish | ||||
| Lewis Parrish | ||||||
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||