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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q 
(Mark One)
ý
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
or
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________
Commission file number: 001-35795  
GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MARYLAND
 
54-1892552
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
1521 WESTBRANCH DRIVE, SUITE 100
MCLEAN, VIRGINIA
 
22102
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(703) 287-5800
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
 
Trading Symbol(s)
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $0.001 par value per share
 
LAND
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
6.375% Series A Cumulative Term Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share
 
LANDP
 
The Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC
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.     Yes  ý    No  ¨
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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).     Yes  ý    No  ¨
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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
 
  
Accelerated filer
x 
Non-accelerated filer
¨
 
  
Smaller reporting company
x 
 
 
 
 
Emerging growth company
¨
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. ¨

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     Yes  ¨    No  ý
The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share, outstanding as of November 5, 2019, was 20,936,658.

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GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION
FORM 10-Q FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
SEPTEMBER 30, 2019
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PART I – FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(In thousands, except share and per-share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
ASSETS
 
 
 
Investments in real estate, net
$
740,608

 
$
538,953

Lease intangibles, net
5,257

 
5,686

Cash and cash equivalents
3,992

 
14,730

Other assets, net
7,170

 
5,750

TOTAL ASSETS
$
757,027

 
$
565,119

 
 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
LIABILITIES:
 
 
 
Borrowings under lines of credit
$
4,100

 
$
100

Notes and bonds payable, net
448,004

 
335,788

Series A cumulative term preferred stock, $0.001 par value; $25.00 per share liquidation preference; 2,000,000 shares authorized, 1,150,000 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, net
28,301

 
28,124

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
7,015

 
9,152

Due to related parties, net
1,194

 
945

Other liabilities, net
15,123

 
9,957

Total liabilities
503,737

 
384,066

Commitments and contingencies (Note 7)

 

 
 
 
 
EQUITY:
 
 
 
Stockholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Series B cumulative redeemable preferred stock, $0.001 par value; $25.00 per share liquidation preference; 6,500,000 shares authorized; 3,465,527 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019; 1,144,393 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018
3

 
1

Common stock, $0.001 par value; 91,500,000 shares authorized; 20,888,075 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019; 17,891,340 shares issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2018
21

 
18

Additional paid-in capital
286,562

 
202,053

Accumulated other comprehensive loss
(347
)
 
—

Distributions in excess of accumulated earnings
(35,344
)
 
(25,826
)
Total stockholders’ equity
250,895

 
176,246

Non-controlling interests in Operating Partnership
2,395

 
4,807

Total equity
253,290

 
181,053

 
 
 
 
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
$
757,027

 
$
565,119

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(In thousands, except share and per-share data)
(Unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
OPERATING REVENUES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease revenues
$
11,012

 
$
8,015

 
$
27,203

 
$
21,344

Other operating revenues
—

 
2

 
—

 
7,313

Total operating revenues
11,012

 
8,017

 
27,203

 
28,657

OPERATING EXPENSES:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
3,419

 
2,374

 
8,952

 
6,805

Property operating expenses
536

 
621

 
1,939

 
1,381

Base management fee
862

 
690

 
2,741

 
2,102

Capital gains fee
—

 
778

 
—

 
778

Administration fee
311

 
387

 
866

 
935

General and administrative expenses
447

 
443

 
1,465

 
1,350

Other operating expenses
—

 
175

 
—

 
7,673

Total operating expenses
5,575

 
5,468

 
15,963

 
21,024

Credits to fees from Adviser
—

 
(796
)
 
(1,542
)
 
(970
)
Total operating expenses, net of credits to fees
5,575

 
4,672

 
14,421

 
20,054

OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Other income
62

 
1

 
937

 
324

Interest expense
(4,401
)
 
(3,082
)
 
(11,396
)
 
(8,728
)
Dividends declared on Series A cumulative term preferred stock
(458
)
 
(458
)
 
(1,375
)
 
(1,375
)
(Loss) gain on dispositions of real estate assets, net
(134
)
 
6,247

 
(154
)
 
6,247

Property and casualty recovery (loss), net
17

 
—

 
10

 
(129
)
Loss on write-down of crop inventory
—

 
(33
)
 
—

 
(1,093
)
Total other (expense) income, net
(4,914
)
 
2,675

 
(11,978
)
 
(4,754
)
NET INCOME
523

 
6,020

 
804

 
3,849

Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
(6
)
 
(337
)
 
(9
)
 
(206
)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY
517

 
5,683

 
795

 
3,643

Dividends declared on Series B cumulative redeemable preferred stock
(1,161
)
 
(90
)
 
(2,655
)
 
(92
)
NET (LOSS) GAIN ATTRIBUTABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS
$
(644
)
 
$
5,593

 
$
(1,860
)
 
$
3,551

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(LOSS) GAIN PER COMMON SHARE:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
$
(0.03
)
 
$
0.35

 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
0.23

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OUTSTANDING:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Basic and diluted
20,763,615

 
16,057,957

 
19,154,744

 
15,181,760

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.




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GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (Continued)
(In thousands, except share and per-share data)
(Unaudited)
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net income attributable to the Company
$
517

 
$
5,683

 
$
795

 
$
3,643

Change in fair value related to interest rate hedging instruments
(347
)
 
—

 
(347
)
 
—

COMPREHENSIVE INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE COMPANY
$
170

 
$
5,683

 
$
448

 
$
3,643


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
 
Three months ended September 30, 2019
 
Series B Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in 
Capital
 
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Income
 
Distributions
in Excess of
Accumulated
Earnings
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Non-
Controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2019
2,636,068

 
$
3

 
20,532,770

 
$
21

 
$
263,249

 
$
—

 
$
(31,919
)
 
231,354

 
$
—

 
$
231,354

Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock, net
831,579

 
0

 
—

 
—

 
18,517

 
—

 
—

 
18,517

 
—

 
18,517

Redemptions of Series B Preferred Stock
(2,120
)
 
0

 
—

 
—

 
(48
)
 
—

 
—

 
(48
)
 
—

 
(48
)
Issuance of OP Units as consideration in real estate acquisitions, net
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,276

 
3,276

Issuance of common stock, net
—

 
—

 
355,305

 
0

 
3,996

 
—

 
—

 
3,996

 
—

 
3,996

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(347
)
 
—

 
(347
)
 
—

 
(347
)
Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
517

 
517

 
6

 
523

Dividends—Series B Preferred Stock
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(1,161
)
 
(1,161
)
 
—

 
(1,161
)
Distributions—OP Units and common stock
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2,781
)
 
(2,781
)
 
(39
)
 
(2,820
)
Adjustment to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of the Operating Partnership
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
848

 
—

 
—

 
848

 
(848
)
 
—

Balance at September 30, 2019
3,465,527

 
$
3

 
20,888,075

 
$
21

 
$
286,562

 
$
(347
)
 
$
(35,344
)
 
$
250,895

 
$
2,395

 
$
253,290

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Nine months ended September 30, 2019
 
Series B Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in 
Capital
 
Accumulated
Comprehensive
Income
 
Distributions
in Excess of
Accumulated
Earnings
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Non-
Controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2018
1,144,393

 
$
1

 
17,891,340

 
$
18

 
$
202,053

 
$
—

 
$
(25,826
)
 
$
176,246

 
$
4,807

 
$
181,053

Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock, net
2,330,654

 
2

 
—

 
—

 
51,975

 
—

 
—

 
51,977

 
—

 
51,977

Redemptions of Series B Preferred Stock
(9,520
)
 
0

 
—

 
—

 
(214
)
 
—

 
—

 
(214
)
 
—

 
(214
)
Issuance of OP Units as consideration in real estate acquisitions, net
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,276

 
3,276

Redemption of OP Units
—

 
—

 
570,879

 
1

 
4,714

 
—

 
—

 
4,715

 
(4,715
)
 
—

Issuance of common stock, net
—

 
—

 
2,425,856

 
2

 
27,143

 
—

 
—

 
27,145

 
—

 
27,145

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(347
)
 
—

 
(347
)
 
—

 
(347
)
Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
795

 
795

 
9

 
804

Dividends—Series B Preferred Stock
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2,655
)
 
(2,655
)
 
—

 
(2,655
)
Distributions—OP Units and common stock
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(7,658
)
 
(7,658
)
 
(91
)
 
(7,749
)
Adjustment to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of the Operating Partnership
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
891

 
—

 
—

 
891

 
(891
)
 
—

Balance at September 30, 2019
3,465,527

 
$
3

 
20,888,075

 
$
21

 
$
286,562

 
$
(347
)
 
$
(35,344
)
 
$
250,895

 
$
2,395

 
$
253,290

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (Continued)
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
 
Three months ended September 30, 2018
 
Series B Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in 
Capital
 
Distributions
in Excess of
Accumulated
Earnings
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Non-
Controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2018
20,280

 
$
0

 
16,023,872

 
$
16

 
$
155,106

 
$
(25,763
)
 
$
129,359

 
$
5,792

 
$
135,151

Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock, net
372,768

 
0

 
—

 
—

 
8,344

 
—

 
8,344

 
—

 
8,344

Redemption of OP Units
—

 
—

 
46,544

 
0

 
432

 
—

 
432

 
(434
)
 
(2
)
Issuance of common stock, net
—

 
—

 
200

 
0

 
4

 
—

 
4

 
—

 
4

Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
5,683

 
5,683

 
337

 
6,020

Dividends—Series B Preferred Stock
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(90
)
 
(90
)
 
—

 
(90
)
Distributions—OP Units and common stock
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(2,135
)
 
(2,135
)
 
(92
)
 
(2,227
)
Adjustment to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of the Operating Partnership
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
57

 
—

 
57

 
(57
)
 
—

Balance at September 30, 2018
393,048

 
$
—

 
16,070,616

 
$
16

 
$
163,943

 
$
(22,305
)
 
$
141,654

 
$
5,546

 
$
147,200


 
Nine months ended September 30, 2018
 
Series B Preferred Stock
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-in 
Capital
 
Distributions
in Excess of
Accumulated
Earnings
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Non-
Controlling
Interests
 
Total
Equity
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
Number
of Shares
 
Par
Value
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2017
—

 
$
—

 
13,791,574

 
$
14

 
$
129,705

 
$
(19,802
)
 
$
109,917

 
$
8,034

 
$
117,951

Issuance of Series B Preferred Stock, net
393,048

 
0

 
—

 
—

 
8,799

 
—

 
8,799

 
—

 
8,799

Redemption of OP Units
—

 
—

 
297,811

 
0

 
2,460

 
—

 
2,460

 
(2,983
)
 
(523
)
Issuance of common stock, net
—

 
—

 
1,981,231

 
2

 
23,605

 
—

 
23,607

 
—

 
23,607

Net income
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
3,643

 
3,643

 
206

 
3,849

Dividends—Series B Preferred Stock
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(92
)
 
(92
)
 
—

 
(92
)
Distributions—OP Units and common stock
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(6,054
)
 
(6,054
)
 
(337
)
 
(6,391
)
Adjustment to non-controlling interests resulting from changes in ownership of the Operating Partnership
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(626
)
 
—

 
(626
)
 
626

 
—

Balance at September 30, 2018
393,048

 
$
—

 
16,070,616

 
$
16

 
$
163,943

 
$
(22,305
)
 
$
141,654

 
$
5,546

 
$
147,200

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Net income
 
$
804

 
$
3,849

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
 
8,952

 
6,805

Amortization of debt issuance costs
 
461

 
434

Amortization of deferred rent assets and liabilities, net
 
(244
)
 
(272
)
Bad debt expense
 
24

 
108

Loss (gain) on dispositions of real estate assets, net
 
154

 
(6,247
)
Property and casualty (recovery) loss, net
 
(10
)
 
129

Loss on write-down of crop inventory
 
—

 
1,093

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Crop inventory and other assets, net
 
281

 
(1,274
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses and Due to related parties, net
 
(1,586
)
 
(677
)
Other liabilities, net
 
5,066

 
4,096

Net cash provided by operating activities
 
13,902

 
8,044

CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Acquisition of new real estate assets
 
(200,676
)
 
(31,467
)
Capital expenditures on existing real estate assets
 
(8,974
)
 
(17,157
)
Proceeds from dispositions of real estate assets
 
—

 
132

Change in deposits on real estate acquisitions and investments, net
 
(300
)
 
(100
)
Net cash used in investing activities
 
(209,950
)
 
(48,592
)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
 
 
 
 
Proceeds from issuance of preferred and common equity
 
86,070

 
34,397

Offering costs
 
(6,551
)
 
(1,894
)
Payments for redemptions of OP Units
 
—

 
(523
)
Redemption of Series B Preferred Stock
 
(213
)
 
—

Borrowings from mortgage notes and bonds payable
 
120,399

 
48,218

Repayments of mortgage notes and bonds payable
 
(7,686
)
 
(22,800
)
Borrowings from lines of credit
 
22,900

 
14,100

Repayments of lines of credit
 
(18,900
)
 
(24,000
)
Payments of financing fees
 
(738
)
 
(525
)
Dividends paid on Series B cumulative redeemable preferred stock
 
(2,222
)
 
(43
)
Distributions paid on common stock
 
(7,658
)
 
(6,054
)
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests in Operating Partnership
 
(91
)
 
(337
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
 
185,310

 
40,539

NET DECREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
 
(10,738
)
 
(9
)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD
 
14,730

 
2,938

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD
 
$
3,992

 
$
2,929



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)

 
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
NON-CASH OPERATING, INVESTING, AND FINANCING INFORMATION:
 
 
 
 
Issuance of non-controlling interests in Operating Partnership in conjunction with acquisitions
 
$
3,290

 
$
—

Operating lease right-of-use assets included in Other assets, net
 
188

 
—

Operating lease liabilities included in Other liabilities, net
 
171

 
—

Real estate additions included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses and Due to related parties, net
 
1,397

 
2,656

Loss on dispositions of real estate assets, net included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses and Due to related parties, net
 
119

 
87

Real estate additions included in Other liabilities, net
 
—

 
136

Stock offering and OP Unit issuance costs included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses and Due to related parties, net
 
35

 
100

Financing fees included in Accounts payable and accrued expenses and Due to related parties, net
 
14

 
—

Escrow proceeds from asset sale used for acquisition of new real estate assets
 
 
 
20,500

Lender holdback on loan issuance
 
498

 
—

Unrealized loss related to interest rate hedging instrument
 
(347
)
 
 


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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GLADSTONE LAND CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(UNAUDITED)
NOTE 1. BUSINESS AND ORGANIZATION
Business and Organization
Gladstone Land Corporation (the “Company”) is an agricultural real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that was re-incorporated in Maryland on March 24, 2011, having been originally incorporated in California on June 14, 1997. Upon the pricing of our initial public offering on January 29, 2013, our shares of common stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market, LLC (“Nasdaq”), under the symbol “LAND.” We are primarily in the business of owning and leasing farmland, and we conduct substantially all of our operations through a subsidiary, Gladstone Land Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership. As we currently control the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and own, directly or indirectly, all of the units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”), the financial position and results of operations of the Operating Partnership are consolidated within our financial statements. As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, the Company owned approximately 98.6% and 96.9%, respectively, of the outstanding OP Units (see Note 8, “Equity,” for additional discussion regarding OP Units).
Gladstone Land Advisers, Inc. (“Land Advisers”), a Delaware corporation and a subsidiary of ours, was created to collect any non-qualifying income related to our real estate portfolio and to perform certain small-scale farming business operations. We have elected for Land Advisers to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) of ours. Since we currently own 100% of the voting securities of Land Advisers, its financial position and results of operations are consolidated within our financial statements.
Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, and pursuant to contractual agreements, our business is managed by Gladstone Management Corporation (the “Adviser”), a Delaware corporation, and administrative services are provided to us by Gladstone Administration, LLC (the “Administrator”), a Delaware limited liability company. Our Adviser and Administrator are both affiliates of ours (see Note 6, “Related-Party Transactions,” for additional discussion regarding our Adviser and Administrator).
All further references herein to “we,” “us,” “our,” and the “Company” refer, collectively, to Gladstone Land Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, except where indicated otherwise.
NOTE 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Interim Financial Information
Our interim financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information and pursuant to the requirements for reporting on Form 10-Q in accordance with Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain disclosures accompanying annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP are omitted. In the opinion of our management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring accruals) necessary for the fair statement of financial statements for the interim period have been included. The interim financial statements and accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on February 26, 2019 (the “Form 10-K”). The results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for other interim periods or for the full fiscal year.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.
Impairment of Real Estate Assets
We account for the impairment of our tangible and identifiable intangible real estate assets in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment” (“ASC 360”), which requires us to periodically review the carrying value of each property to determine whether indicators of impairment exist. If circumstances support the

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possibility of impairment, we prepare a projection of the total undiscounted future cash flows of the specific property (without interest charges), including proceeds from disposition, and compare them to the net book value of the property to determine whether the carrying value of the property is recoverable. If the carrying amount is more than the aggregate undiscounted future cash flows, we would recognize an impairment loss to the extent the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value of the property.
We evaluate our entire portfolio each quarter for any impairment indicators and perform an impairment analysis on those select properties that have an indication of impairment. As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, we concluded that none of our properties were impaired. There have been no impairments recognized on our real estate assets since our inception.
Crop Inventory and Crop Sales
Crop Inventory
From October 17, 2017, through July 31, 2018, Land Advisers operated a 169-acre farm located in Ventura County, California, under a short-term lease (see Note 6, “Related-Party Transactions—TRS Lease Assumption” for further discussion on this lease assignment). Costs incurred by Land Advisers in operating the farm generally consisted of growing costs (including the costs of land preparation, plants, fertilizers and pesticides, and labor costs), harvesting and selling costs (including labor costs for harvesting, packaging and cooling costs, and sales commissions), and certain overhead costs (including management/oversight costs). Due to certain market conditions during the nine months ended September 30, 2018 (primarily the existence of bumper crops in all of the strawberry-growing regions within California), we were unable to sell all of the crops and therefore assessed the market value of such unsold crops to be zero. Accordingly, we wrote down the cost of crop inventory to its estimated net realizable value of zero and recorded a loss during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, of approximately $33,000 and $1.1 million, respectively, included within Loss on write-down of crop inventory on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Crop Sales
Revenue from the sale of harvested crops was recognized when the harvested crops had been delivered to the facility and title had transferred and were recorded using the market price on the date of delivery. Accumulated costs were charged to cost of products sold (based on percentage of gross revenue from sales) as the related crops were harvested and sold.
Revenue from the sale of harvested crops and accumulated costs allocated to the crops sold during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, are shown in the following table (dollars in thousands, except for footnotes):
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
Sales revenue(1)
 
$
2

 
$
7,308

Cost of sales(2)
 
(175
)
 
(7,673
)
(1) 
Included within Other operating revenues on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
(2) 
Included within Other operating expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Excludes rent expense owed to the Company and interest expense owed on a loan from the Company to Land Advisers, both of which expenses were eliminated in consolidation. Also excludes the allocation of a fee earned by our Adviser from Land Advisers of approximately $15,000 and $176,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, which is included within Management Fee on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (see Note 6, “Related-Party Transactions—TRS Fee Arrangements—TRS Expense Sharing Agreement” for further discussion on this fee).
The lease to Land Advisers expired on July 31, 2018, after which we leased the farm to a new, unrelated third-party tenant under a 10-year lease that commenced on August 1, 2018.
Income Taxes
We have operated and intend to continue to operate in a manner that will allow us to qualify as a REIT under the Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As a REIT, we generally are not subject to federal corporate income taxes on amounts that we distribute to our stockholders (except income from any foreclosure property), provided that, on an annual basis, we distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income (excluding net capital gains) to our stockholders and meet certain other conditions. As such, in general, as long as we qualify as a REIT, no provision for federal income taxes will be necessary, except for taxes on undistributed REIT taxable income and taxes on the income generated by a TRS (such as Land Advisers), if any. From October 17, 2017, through July 31, 2018, Land Advisers, which is subject to federal and state income taxes, assumed the operations on one of our farms in California (see Note 6, “Related-Party Transactions—

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TRS Lease Assumption”). There was no taxable income or loss from Land Advisers for the tax year ended December 31, 2018, nor was there any for the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Should we have any taxable income or loss in the future, we will account for any income taxes in accordance with the provisions of ASC 740, “Income Taxes,” using the asset and liability method. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective income tax bases (including for operating loss, capital loss, and tax credit carryforwards) and are calculated using the enacted tax rates and laws expected to be in effect when such amounts are realized or settled. In addition, we will establish valuation allowances for tax benefits when we believe it is more-likely-than-not (defined as a likelihood of more than 50%) that such assets will not be realized.
Reclassifications
On the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, operating rental revenue has been reclassified to be displayed in accordance with ASU 2016-02 (as defined below), which was adopted on January 1, 2019, and acquisition-related expenses have been reclassified to be included within general and administrative expenses. These reclassifications had no impact on previously-reported net income (loss), equity, or net change in cash and cash equivalents.
Recently-Issued Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, “Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606)” (“ASU 2014-09”), which was amended in each of March, April, May, and December of 2016. ASU 2014-09, as amended, supersedes or replaces nearly all GAAP revenue recognition guidance and establishes a new, control-based revenue recognition model, changes the basis for deciding when revenue is recognized over time or at a point in time and will expand disclosures about revenue. We adopted ASU 2014-09 on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective method, under which the cumulative effect of initially applying the guidance was recognized at the date of initial application. Our adoption of ASU 2014-09 did not have a material impact on our results of operations or financial condition, as the primary impact of this update is related to common area maintenance and other material tenant reimbursements, whereas the majority of our revenue is from rental income pursuant to net-lease agreements, with very little being attributed to tenant recoveries. The impact of ASU 2014-09 did not take effect until the new leasing standard (ASU 2016-02, as defined below) became effective on January 1, 2019.
In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, “Leases (Topic 842): An Amendment of the FASB Accounting Standards Codification” (“ASU 2016-02”), which supersedes the previous leasing standard, ASC 840, “Leases.” The new standard requires lessees to apply a dual approach, classifying leases as either finance or operating leases based on the principle of whether or not the lease is effectively a financed purchase by the lessee, which classification determines whether lease expense is recognized based on an effective interest method or on a straight-line basis, respectively, over the term of the lease. A lessee is also required to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months, regardless of the classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similarly to operating leases under the previous leasing standard. The new standard requires lessors to account for leases using an approach that is substantially equivalent to that under the previous standard for sales-type leases, direct financing leases, and operating leases. We adopted ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019, using the modified retrospective method, under which we recorded the cumulative effect of applying the new guidance as of the adoption date. We also elected the package of practical expedients permitted under the transition guidance (which included that: (i) an entity need not reassess whether any expired or existing contracts are or contain leases, (ii) an entity need not reassess the lease classification for any expired or existing leases, and (iii) an entity need not reassess initial direct costs for any existing leases), the land easement practical expedient to carry forward existing accounting treatment on existing land easements, and the lease and non-lease component combined practical expedient. In addition, we elected the short-term lease exception, which allows us to account for leases with a term of 12 months or less similar to existing operating leases. We currently have two operating ground lease arrangements with terms greater than one year for which we are the lessee. See Note 7, “Commitments and Contingencies—Ground Lease Obligations,” for further discussion on the impact of our adoption of ASU 2016-02 and the assumptions used in determine the related right-of-use asset and lease liability.
NOTE 3. REAL ESTATE AND INTANGIBLE ASSETS
All of our properties are wholly-owned on a fee-simple basis, except where noted. The following table provides certain summary information about the 97 farms we owned as of September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands, except for footnotes):

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Location
 
No. of Farms
 
Total Acres
 
Farm Acres
 
Net Cost Basis(1)
 
Encumbrances(2)
California(3)
 
41
 
13,731
 
12,570
 
$
383,358

 
$
243,763

Florida
 
23
 
20,770
 
16,256
 
211,703

 
133,742

Arizona(4)
 
6
 
6,280
 
5,228
 
56,488

 
21,773

Colorado
 
10
 
31,448
 
24,513
 
41,317

 
24,810

Nebraska
 
3
 
3,254
 
2,701
 
12,758

 
8,476

Michigan
 
7
 
962
 
682
 
12,570

 
7,421

Washington
 
1
 
746
 
417
 
8,438

 
5,099

Texas
 
1
 
3,667
 
2,219
 
8,333

 
5,280

Oregon
 
3
 
418
 
363
 
6,150

 
3,337

North Carolina
 
2
 
310
 
295
 
2,294

 
1,238

 
 
97
 
81,586
 
65,244
 
$
743,409

 
$
454,939

(1) 
Consists of the initial acquisition price (including the costs allocated to both tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed), plus subsequent improvements and other capitalized costs associated with the properties, and adjusted for accumulated depreciation and amortization. Specifically, includes Investments in real estate, net (excluding improvements paid for by the tenant) and Lease intangibles, net; plus net above-market lease values, lease incentives, and net investments in special-purpose LLCs included in Other assets, net; and less net below-market lease values and other deferred revenue included in Other liabilities, net; each as shown on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) 
Excludes approximately $2.8 million of debt issuance costs related to notes and bonds payable, included in Notes and bonds payable, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(3) 
Includes ownership in a special-purpose LLC that owns a pipeline conveying water to one of our properties. As of September 30, 2019, this investment was valued at approximately $280,000 and is included within Other assets, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(4) 
Includes two farms in which we own a leasehold interest via ground leases with the State of Arizona that expire in February 2022 and February 2025, respectively. In total, these two farms consist of 1,368 total acres and 1,221 farm acres and had an aggregate net cost basis of approximately $2.3 million as of September 30, 2019 (included in Lease intangibles, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet).
Real Estate
The following table sets forth the components of our investments in tangible real estate assets as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Real estate:
 
 
 
Land and land improvements
$
556,557

 
$
417,310

Irrigation and drainage systems
96,913

 
71,583

Horticulture
91,289

 
48,894

Farm-related facilities
20,579

 
18,510

Other site improvements
7,097

 
6,707

Real estate, at gross cost
772,435

 
563,004

Accumulated depreciation
(31,827
)
 
(24,051
)
Real estate, net
$
740,608

 
$
538,953

Real estate depreciation expense on these tangible assets was approximately $3.0 million and $7.8 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $2.1 million and $6.0 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
Included in the figures above are amounts related to improvements made on certain of our properties paid for by our tenants but owned by us, or tenant improvements. As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, we recorded tenant improvements, net of accumulated depreciation, of approximately $2.2 million and $2.4 million, respectively. We recorded both depreciation expense and additional lease revenue related to these tenant improvements of approximately $72,000 and $218,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $77,000 and $228,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
Intangible Assets and Liabilities
The following table summarizes the carrying values of certain lease intangible assets and the related accumulated amortization as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):

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September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Lease intangibles:
 
 
 
 
Leasehold interest – land
 
$
3,498

 
$
3,498

In-place leases
 
2,601

 
2,046

Leasing costs
 
2,073

 
1,963

Tenant relationships
 
414

 
414

Lease intangibles, at cost
 
8,586

 
7,921

Accumulated amortization
 
(3,329
)
 
(2,235
)
Lease intangibles, net
 
$
5,257

 
$
5,686

Total amortization expense related to these lease intangible assets was approximately $460,000 and $1.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $289,000 and $835,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
The following table summarizes the carrying values of certain lease intangible assets or liabilities included in Other assets, net or Other liabilities, net, respectively, on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the related accumulated amortization or accretion, respectively, as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Intangible Asset or Liability
 
Deferred
Rent Asset
(Liability)
 
Accumulated
(Amortization)
Accretion
 
Deferred
Rent Asset
(Liability)
 
Accumulated
(Amortization)
Accretion
Above-market lease values and lease incentives(1)
 
$
216

 
$
(115
)
 
$
126

 
$
(18
)
Below-market lease values and other deferred revenue(2)
 
(1,002
)
 
325

 
(917
)
 
202

 
 
$
(786
)
 
$
210

 
$
(791
)
 
$
184

(1) 
Net above-market lease values and lease incentives are included as part of Other assets, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the related amortization is recorded as a reduction of Lease revenue on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
(2) 
Net below-market lease values and other deferred revenue are included as a part of Other liabilities, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the related accretion is recorded as an increase to Lease revenue on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
Total amortization related to above-market lease values and lease incentives was approximately $31,000 and $97,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $2,000 and $5,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Total accretion related to below-market lease values and other deferred revenue was approximately $46,000 and $123,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $17,000 and $50,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
Acquisitions
Upon our adoption of ASU 2017-01, “Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business,” on October 1, 2016, most acquisitions, including those with a prior leasing history, are generally treated as an asset acquisition under ASC 360. For acquisitions accounted for as asset acquisitions under ASC 360, all acquisition-related costs, other than those costs that directly related to either originating new leases we execute upon acquisition or reviewing in-place leases we assumed upon acquisition, are capitalized and included as part of the fair value allocation of the identifiable tangible and intangible assets acquired or liabilities assumed. Upon our adoption of ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019, costs that directly related to either negotiating and originating new leases or reviewing assumed leases (generally, external legal costs) are expensed as incurred, whereas these costs were generally capitalized as part of leasing costs under the previous leasing standard. In addition, total consideration for acquisitions may include a combination of cash and equity securities, such as OP Units. When OP Units are issued in connection with acquisitions, we determine the fair value of the OP Units issued based on the number of units issued multiplied by the closing price of the Company’s common stock on the date of acquisition. Unless otherwise noted, all properties acquired during 2019 and 2018 were accounted for as asset acquisitions under ASC 360.
2019 Acquisitions

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During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we acquired 12 new farms, which are summarized in the table below (dollars in thousands):
Property
Name
 
Property
Location
 
Acquisition
Date
 
Total
Acreage
 
No. of
Farms
 
Primary
Crop(s) / Use
 
Lease
Term
 
Renewal
Options
 
Total
Purchase
Price
 
Acquisition
Costs(1)
 
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(2)
 
New
Long-term
Debt
Somerset Road
 
Lincoln, NE
 
1/22/2019
 
695
 
1
 
Popcorn &
edible beans
 
4.9 years
 
1
(5 years)
 
$
2,400

 
$
28

 
$
126

 
$
1,440

Greenhills Boulevard(3)
 
Madera, CA
 
4/9/2019
 
928
 
1
 
Pistachios
 
10.6 years
 
2
(5 years)
 
28,550

 
143

 
1,721

 
17,130

Van Buren Trail
 
Van Buren, MI
 
5/29/2019
 
159
 
1
 
Blueberries
& cranberries
 
10.6 years
 
2
(5 years)
 
2,682

 
28

 
206

 
1,609

Blue Star Highway
 
Allegran &
Van Buren, MI
 
6/4/2019
 
357
 
1
 
Blueberries
 
10.6 years
 
2
(5 years)
 
5,100

 
31

 
390

 
3,060

Yolo County Line Road
 
Yolo, CA
 
6/13/2019
 
542
 
1
 
Olives for
olive oil
 
14.6 years
 
1
(5 years)
 
9,190

 
66

 
624

 
5,514

San Juan Grade Road(4)
 
Monterey, CA
 
7/11/2019
 
324
 
1
 
Strawberries
& vegetables
 
0.3 years
 
None
 
9,000

 
60

 
632

 
5,400

West Citrus Boulevard(5)
 
Martin, FL
 
7/22/2019
 
3,586
 
1
 
Water
retention
 
8.4 years
 
2
(10 years)
 
57,790

 
503

 
3,696

 
37,700

Sutter Avenue I(3)(6)
 
Fresno, CA
 
8/16/2019
 
1,011
 
1
 
Pistachios
 
8.2 years
 
2
(5 years)
 
33,000

 
139

 
2,106

 
16,500

Las Posas Road(7)
 
Ventura, CA
 
8/28/2019
 
413
 
3
 
Sod & vegetables
 
3.3 years
 
1
(2 years)
 
21,320

 
67

 
1,283

 
12,792

Withers Road(8)
 
Napa, CA
 
8/29/2019
 
366
 
1
 
Wine grapes
 
10.3 years
 
2
(10 years)
 
32,000

 
77

 
2,256

 
19,254

 
 
 
 
 
 
8,381
 
12
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
201,032

 
$
1,142

 
$
13,040

 
$
120,399

(1) 
Includes approximately $63,000 of aggregate external legal fees associated with negotiating and originating the leases associated with these acquisitions, which costs were expensed in the period incurred.
(2) 
Annualized straight-line rent is based on the minimum cash rental payments guaranteed under the applicable leases, as required under GAAP, and excludes contingent rental payments, such as participation rents.
(3) 
Leases provide for a participation rent component based on the gross crop revenues earned on the respective farms. The rent figures above represent only the minimum cash guaranteed under the respective leases.
(4) 
In connection with the acquisition of this property, we executed a 6-year, follow-on lease with a new tenant that will commence upon the expiration of the 4-month lease executed on the date of acquisition. The follow-on lease includes one, 4-year extension option and provides for minimum annualized straight-line rents of approximately $606,000. In connection with the follow-on lease, we committed to provide up to $100,000 for certain irrigation improvements on the property.
(5) 
As partial consideration for the acquisition of this property, we issued 288,303 OP Units, constituting an aggregate fair value of approximately $3.3 million as of the acquisition date.
(6) 
In connection with the acquisition of this property, we also acquired an ownership in a related LLC, the sole purpose of which is to own and maintain a pipeline conveying water to this and other neighboring properties. Our acquired ownership equated to an 11.75% interest in the LLC and was valued at approximately $280,000 at the time of acquisition and is included within Other assets, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As our investment in the LLC is deemed to constitute “significant influence,” we have accounted for this investment under the equity method. From the commencement of our ownership in the LLC through September 30, 2019, there was no material income or loss recognized by the LLC; thus, no net income or loss was recorded by us during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
(7) 
In connection with this acquisition, we executed two separate lease agreements with two different, unrelated third-party tenants. The lease term of 3.3 years represents the weighted-average term of the two leases. In addition, pursuant to one of these lease agreements, we committed to provide up to $1.0 million for certain irrigation improvements on the property.
(8) 
In connection with the acquisition of this property, we committed to provide up to approximately $4.0 million as additional compensation, contingent upon the County of Napa approving the planting of additional vineyards on up to 47 acres of the property by February 25, 2020. We are currently unable to estimate when this approval will be obtained, if at all. If approval is obtained, we have also committed to contribute up to $40,000 per approved acre for the development of such vineyards. As provided for in the lease, we will earn additional rent on all of the aforementioned costs, if any, incurred by us.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized operating revenues of approximately $2.2 million and $2.8 million, respectively, and net income of approximately $574,000 and $793,000, respectively, related to the above acquisitions.
2018 Acquisitions
During the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we acquired ten new farms, which are summarized in the table below (dollars in thousands, except for footnotes):

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Property
Name
 
Property
Location
 
Acquisition
Date
 
Total
Acreage
 
No. of
Farms
 
Primary
Crop(s)
 
Lease
Term
 
Renewal
Options
 
Total
Purchase
Price
 
Acquisition
Costs
 
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(1)
 
New
Long-term
Debt
Taft Highway(2)
 
Kern, CA
 
1/31/2018
 
161
 
1
 
Potatoes and Melons
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
$
2,945

 
$
32

 
$
—

 
$
1,473

Cemetery Road
 
Van Buren, MI
 
3/13/2018
 
176
 
1
 
Blueberries
 
9.6 years
 
None
 
2,100

 
39

 
150

 
1,260

Owl Hammock(3)
 
Collier & Hendry, FL
 
7/12/2018
 
5,630
 
5
 
Vegetables and Melons
 
7.0 years
 
2 (5 years)
 
37,350

 
196

 
2,148

 
22,410

Plantation Road
 
Jackson, FL
 
9/6/2018
 
574
 
1
 
Peanuts and Melons
 
2.3 years
 
None
 
2,600

 
35

 
142

 
1,560

Flint Avenue
 
Kings, CA
 
9/13/2018
 
194
 
2
 
Cherries
 
15.3 years
 
1 (5 years)
 
6,850

 
58

 
523

 
4,110

 
 
 
 
 
 
6,735
 
10
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
51,845

 
$
360

 
$
2,963

 
$
30,813

(1) 
Annualized straight-line rent is based on the minimum cash rental payments guaranteed under the applicable lease, as required under GAAP, and excludes contingent rental payments, such as participation rents.
(2) 
Farm was purchased with no lease in place at the time of acquisition.
(3) 
In connection with the acquisition of this property, we committed to provide up to $2.0 million of capital for certain irrigation and property improvements. As stipulated in the lease, we will earn additional rental income on the total cost of the improvements as disbursements are made by us at a rate commensurate with the annual yield on the farmland (as determined by each year’s minimum cash rent per the follow-on lease).
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, in the aggregate, we recognized operating revenues of approximately $554,000 and $603,000, respectively, and net income of approximately $168,000 and $140,000, respectively, related to the above acquisitions.
Purchase Price Allocations
The allocation of the aggregate purchase price for the farms acquired during each of the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is as follows (dollars in thousands):
Acquisition Period
 
Land and Land
Improvements
 
Irrigation &
Drainage
Systems
 
Horticulture
 
Farm-
related
Facilities
 
Other Site Improvements
 
In-
place
Leases
 
Leasing
Costs
 
Below Market Leases(1)
 
Investment in LLC(2)
 
Total
Purchase
Price
2019 Acquisitions
 
$
138,245

 
$
17,804

 
$
41,739

 
$
2,014

 
$
358

 
$
560

 
$
118

 
$
(85
)
 
$
280

 
$
201,032

2018 Acquisitions
 
44,749

 
1,548

 
4,288

 
123

 
—

 
626

 
511

 
—

 
—

 
51,845

(1) 
Included within Other liabilities, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) 
Included within Other assets, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Acquired Intangibles and Liabilities
The following table shows the weighted-average amortization periods (in years) for the intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed in connection with new real estate acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
 
 
Weighted-Average Amortization
Period (in Years)
Intangible Assets and Liabilities
 
2019
 
2018
In-place leases
 
1.9
 
7.0
Leasing costs
 
3.0
 
7.1
All intangible assets and liabilities
2.1
 
7.1
Significant Existing Real Estate Activity
Leasing Activity
The following table summarizes certain leasing activity that occurred on our existing properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands, except footnotes):
 
 
 
 
PRIOR LEASES
 
NEW LEASES
Farm
Locations
Number
of
Leases
Total
Farm
Acres
 
Total
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(1)
# of Leases
with
Participation
Rents
Lease
Structures
(# of NNN
/ NN)(2)
 
Total
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(1)
Wtd. Avg.
Term
(Years)
# of Leases
with
Participation
Rents
Lease
Structures
(# of NNN
/ NN)(2)
AZ, CA,
FL, MI, NE
16
7,364
 
$
3,527

1
10 / 6
 
$
3,804

4.0
3
10 / 6

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(1) 
Annualized straight-line rent is based on the minimum cash rental payments guaranteed under the applicable leases (presented on an annualized basis), as required under GAAP, and excludes contingent rental payments, such as participation rents.
(2) 
“NNN” refers to leases under triple-net lease arrangements, and “NN” refers to leases under partial-net lease arrangements. For a description of each of these types of lease arrangements, see “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview—Leases—General.”
See Note 11, “Subsequent Events—Leasing Activity” for additional leasing activity that occurred subsequent to September 30, 2019.
Project Completion
During the year ended December 31, 2018, we replaced 23 irrigation pivots on one of our properties in Colorado at a total cost of approximately $1.4 million. Pursuant to a lease amendment executed during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, in connection with this project, we will earn additional straight-line rental income of approximately $117,000 per year throughout the remaining term of the lease, which expires on February 28, 2021.
Future Minimum Lease Payments
We account for all of our leasing arrangements in which we are the lessor as operating leases. The majority of our leases are subject to fixed rental increases, and a small subset of our lease portfolio includes lease payments based on an index, such as the consumer price index (“CPI”). In addition, several of our leases contain participation rent components based on the gross revenues earned on the respective farms. Most of our leases also include tenant renewal options; however, these renewal options are generally based on then-current market rates and are therefore typically excluded from the determination of the minimum lease term. Our leases do not generally include tenant termination options.
The following table summarizes the future lease payments to be received under non-cancelable leases as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Future Lease Payments(1)
Period
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
2019
 
$
7,338

 
$
30,290

2020
 
40,972

 
26,917

2021
 
33,045

 
20,980

2022
 
31,602

 
19,775

2023
 
31,903

 
19,413

Thereafter
 
123,243

 
59,934

 
 
$
268,103

 
$
177,309

(1) 
Excludes variable rent payments, such as potential rent increases that are based on CPI or future contingent rents based on a percentage of the gross revenues earned on the respective farms.
Portfolio Diversification and Concentrations
Diversification
The following table summarizes the geographic locations (by state) of our farms owned and with leases in place as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):

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As of and For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
 
As of and For the nine months ended September 30, 2018
State
 
Number
of
Farms
 
Total
Acres
 
% of
Total
Acres
 
Lease
Revenue
 
% of Total
Lease
Revenue
 
Number
of
Farms
 
Total
Acres
 
% of
Total
Acres
 
Lease
Revenue
 
% of Total
Lease
Revenue
California(1)
 
41
 
13,731
 
16.8%
 
$
13,872

 
51.0%
 
31
 
8,435
 
12.4%
 
$
9,887

 
46.3%
Florida
 
23
 
20,770
 
25.5%
 
7,785

 
28.6%
 
22
 
17,184
 
25.3%
 
5,790

 
27.1%
Colorado
 
10
 
31,448
 
38.5%
 
2,126

 
7.8%
 
10
 
31,448
 
46.4%
 
2,057

 
9.7%
Arizona
 
6
 
6,280
 
7.7%
 
1,609

 
5.9%
 
6
 
6,280
 
9.3%
 
1,429

 
6.7%
Michigan
 
7
 
962
 
1.2%
 
394

 
1.4%
 
5
 
446
 
0.7%
 
270

 
1.3%
Texas
 
1
 
3,667
 
4.5%
 
386

 
1.4%
 
—
 
—
 
—%
 
—

 
—%
Washington
 
1
 
746
 
0.9%
 
383

 
1.4%
 
1
 
746
 
1.1%
 
596

 
2.8%
Oregon
 
3
 
418
 
0.5%
 
264

 
1.0%
 
3
 
418
 
0.6%
 
765

 
3.6%
North Carolina
 
2
 
310
 
0.4%
 
259

 
1.0%
 
2
 
310
 
0.4%
 
115

 
0.5%
Nebraska
 
3
 
3,254
 
4.0%
 
125

 
0.5%
 
2
 
2,559
 
3.8%
 
435

 
2.0%
TOTALS
 
97
 
81,586
 
100.0%
 
$
27,203

 
100.0%
 
82
 
67,826
 
100.0%
 
$
21,344

 
100.0%
(1) 
According to the California Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, there are eight distinct growing regions within California; our farms are spread across six of these growing regions.
Concentrations
Credit Risk
As of September 30, 2019, our farms were leased to 70 different, unrelated third-party tenants, with certain tenants leasing more than one farm. One unrelated third-party tenant (“Tenant A”) leases five of our farms, and aggregate lease revenue attributable to Tenant A accounted for approximately $3.3 million, or 12.2%, of the total lease revenue recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. If Tenant A fails to make rental payments, elects to terminate its leases prior to their expirations, or does not renew its leases (and we cannot re-lease the farms on satisfactory terms), there could be a material adverse effect on our financial performance and ability to continue operations. No other individual tenant represented greater than 10.0% of the total lease revenue recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Geographic Risk
Farms located in California and Florida accounted for approximately $13.9 million (51.0%) and $7.8 million (28.6%), respectively, of the total lease revenue recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. Though we seek to continue to further diversify geographically, as may be desirable or feasible, should an unexpected natural disaster occur where our properties are located, there could be a material adverse effect on our financial performance and ability to continue operations. No other single state accounted for more than 10.0% of our total lease revenue recorded during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
NOTE 4. BORROWINGS
Our borrowings as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, are summarized below (dollars in thousands):

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Carrying Value as of
 
As of September 30, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Stated Interest
Rates(1)
(Range; Wtd Avg)
 
Maturity Dates
(Range; Wtd Avg)
Notes and bonds payable:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed-rate notes payable
$
360,459

 
$
247,249

 
3.16%–5.70%; 4.08%
 
6/1/2020–8/1/2044; June 2032
Fixed-rate bonds payable
90,380

 
90,877

 
2.80%–4.57%; 3.55%
 
12/11/2019–9/13/2028; November 2022
Total notes and bonds payable
450,839

 
338,126

 
 
 
 
Debt issuance costs – notes and bonds payable
(2,835
)
 
(2,338
)
 
N/A
 
N/A
Notes and bonds payable, net
$
448,004

 
$
335,788

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Variable-rate revolving lines of credit
$
4,100

 
$
100

 
4.29%–4.54%; 4.29%
 
4/5/2024
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total borrowings, net
$
452,104

 
$
335,888

 
 
 
 
 
(1) 
Where applicable, stated interest rates are before interest patronage (as described below).
As of September 30, 2019, the above borrowings were collateralized by certain of our farms with an aggregate net book value of approximately $743.4 million. The weighted-average interest rate charged on the above borrowings (excluding the impact of debt issuance costs and before any interest patronage, or refunded interest) was 4.03% and 3.97% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and 3.76% and 3.63% for three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. In addition, 2018 interest patronage from our Farm Credit Notes Payable (as defined below), which we recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2019, resulted in a 21.2% reduction (approximately 95 basis points) to the stated interest rates on such borrowings. We are unable to estimate the amount of interest patronage to be received, if any, related to interest accrued during 2019 on our Farm Credit Notes Payable.
As of September 30, 2019, we were in compliance with all covenants applicable to the above borrowings.
MetLife Borrowings
MetLife Facility
On May 9, 2014, we closed on a credit facility (the “MetLife Facility”) with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”). As a result of subsequent amendments, the MetLife Facility currently consists of an aggregate of $200.0 million of term notes (the “MetLife Term Notes”) and $75.0 million of revolving equity lines of credit (the “MetLife Lines of Credit”).
On August 16, 2019, we drew $16.5 million on the MetLife Term Notes. The interest rate on the new disbursement was 3.70% per annum (which rate is fixed through January 4, 2027) and was blended with the existing interest rate on the previously-outstanding balance under the MetLife Term Notes.
The following table summarizes the pertinent terms of the MetLife Facility as of September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands, except for footnotes):
Issuance
 
Aggregate
Commitment
 
Maturity
Dates
 
Principal
Outstanding
 
Interest Rate Terms
 
Undrawn
Commitment
 
MetLife Term Notes
 
$
200,000

(1) 
1/5/2029
 
$
138,408

 
3.35%, fixed through 1/4/2027
(2) 
$
47,030

(3) 
MetLife Lines of Credit
 
75,000

 
4/5/2024
 
4,100

 
3-month LIBOR + 2.00%–2.25%
(4) 
70,900

(3) 
Total principal outstanding
 
 
 
$
142,508

 
 
 
 
  
 
(1) 
If the aggregate commitment under this facility is not fully utilized by December 31, 2019, MetLife has the option to be relieved of its obligation to disburse the additional funds under the MetLife Term Notes.
(2) 
Represents the blended interest rate as of September 30, 2019. Interest rates for subsequent disbursements will be based on then-prevailing market rates. The interest rate on all then-outstanding disbursements will be subject to adjustment on January 5, 2027. Through December 31, 2019, the MetLife Term Notes are also subject to an unused fee ranging from 0.10% to 0.20% on undrawn amounts (based on the balance drawn under the MetLife Term Notes).
(3) 
Based on the properties that were pledged as collateral under the MetLife Facility, as of September 30, 2019, the maximum additional amount we could draw under the facility was approximately $18.9 million.
(4) 
The interest rate on the MetLife Lines of Credit is subject to a minimum annualized rate of 2.50%, plus an unused fee ranging from 0.10% to 0.20% on undrawn amounts (based on the balance drawn under each line of credit).
Farm Credit Notes Payable

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From time to time since September 2014 through September 30, 2019, we, through certain subsidiaries of our Operating Partnership, have entered into various loan agreements (collectively, the “Farm Credit Notes Payable”) with 10 different Farm Credit associations (collectively, “Farm Credit”). During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we entered into the following loan agreement with Farm Credit (dollars in thousands):
Issuer
 
Date of
Issuance
 
Amount
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amortization
 
Interest Rate Terms(1)
Premier Farm Credit, FLCA
 
2/7/2019
 
$
1,440

 
11/1/2043
 
25.0 years
 
5.45%, fixed through October 31, 2023 (variable thereafter)
GreenStone Farm Credit Services
 
7/11/2019
 
1,609

 
8/1/2044
 
25.0 years
 
5.00%, fixed through June 30, 2029 (variable thereafter)
GreenStone Farm Credit Services
 
7/11/2019
 
3,060

 
8/1/2044
 
25.0 years
 
5.00%, fixed through June 30, 2029 (variable thereafter)
Farm Credit West, FLCA
 
7/11/2019
 
5,400

 
5/1/2044
 
24.5 years
 
4.24%, fixed through July 31, 2026 (variable thereafter)
Farm Credit of Central Florida, ACA
 
7/22/2019
 
31,850

 
7/1/2027
 
25.2 years
 
5.05%, fixed throughout term
Farm Credit of Central Florida, ACA
 
7/22/2019
 
5,850

 
7/1/2027
 
None (interest only)
 
5.05%, fixed throughout term
Farm Credit West, FLCA
 
8/28/2019
 
12,792

 
5/1/2044
 
24.5 years
 
3.84%, fixed through August 31, 2026 (variable thereafter)(2)
American AgCredit, ACA
 
8/29/2019
 
19,254

 
10/1/2039
 
20.0 years
 
3.84%, fixed through August 31, 2029 (variable thereafter)
 
(1) 
Stated rate is before interest patronage, as described below.
(2) 
Loan originally issued as a variable-rate loan and was converted to a fixed-rate loan effective September 1, 2019.
Interest patronage, or refunded interest, on our borrowings from the various Farm Credit associations is generally recorded upon receipt and is included within Other income on our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Receipt of interest patronage typically occurs in the first half of the calendar year following the calendar year in which the respective interest payments are made. During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recorded interest patronage of approximately $700,000 related to interest accrued on loans from Farm Credit during the year ended December 31, 2018, which resulted in a 21.2% reduction (approximately 95 basis points) to the stated interest rates on such borrowings.
Prudential Note Payable
On June 17, 2019, we entered into a loan agreement with PGMI Real Estate Finance, LLC (“Prudential”), the terms of which are summarized in the following table as of September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Date of Issuance
 
Amount
 
Maturity Date
 
Principal Amortization
 
Interest Rate Terms
6/17/2019
 
$
17,130

 
7/1/2029
 
25.0 years
 
4.00%, fixed throughout term
Rabo Note Payable
On July 10, 2019, we entered into a loan agreement with Rabo AgriFinance, LLC (“Rabo”), the terms of which are summarized in the following table as of September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Date of Issuance
 
Amount
 
Maturity Date
 
Principal Amortization
 
Interest Rate Terms
7/10/2019
 
$
5,514

 
6/1/2029
 
25.0 years
 
1-Month LIBOR + 1.75%(1)
(1) 
In connection with securing this loan and to hedge our exposure to the above variable interest rate, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement in which we agreed to pay a fixed interest rate to our counterparty of 4.04% through June 1, 2029. See “—Interest Rate Swap Agreement” below for additional information on this swap agreement.
Debt Service – Aggregate Maturities
Scheduled principal payments of our aggregate notes and bonds payable as of September 30, 2019, for the succeeding years are as follows (dollars in thousands):

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Period
 
Scheduled
Principal Payments
For the remaining three months ending December 31:
2019
 
$
4,825

For the fiscal years ending December 31:
2020
 
30,682

 
2021
 
19,075

 
2022
 
41,867

 
2023
 
35,658

 
2024
 
26,765

 
Thereafter
 
291,967

 
 
 
$
450,839

Fair Value
ASC 820 provides a definition of fair value that focuses on the exchange (exit) price of an asset or liability in the principal, or most advantageous, market and prioritizes the use of market-based inputs to the valuation. ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” establishes a three-level hierarchy for fair value measurements based upon the transparency of inputs to the valuation of an asset or liability as of the measurement date. The three levels are defined as follows:
•
Level 1 — inputs that are based upon quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;
•
Level 2 — inputs are based upon quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active or inactive markets or model-based valuation techniques, for which all significant inputs are observable in the market or can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the full term of the assets or liabilities; and
•
Level 3 — inputs are generally unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. These unobservable inputs are generally supported by little or no market activity and are based upon management’s estimates of assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
As of September 30, 2019, the aggregate fair value of our notes and bonds payable was approximately $454.5 million, as compared to an aggregate carrying value (excluding unamortized related debt issuance costs) of approximately $450.8 million. The fair value of our long-term, fixed-rate notes and bonds payable is valued using Level 3 inputs under the hierarchy established by ASC 820-10 and is calculated based on a discounted cash flow analysis, using discount rates based on management’s estimates of market interest rates on long-term debt with comparable terms. Further, due to the revolving nature of the MetLife Lines of Credit and the lack of changes in market credit spreads, their aggregate fair value as of September 30, 2019, is deemed to approximate their aggregate carrying value of $4.1 million.
Interest Rate Swap Agreement
In order to hedge our exposure to variable interest rates, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement in connection with one of our mortgage financings secured during the three months ended September 30, 2019. In accordance with this swap agreement, we will pay our counterparty a fixed rate interest rate on a quarterly basis and receive payments from our counterparty equivalent to the stipulated floating rate. We have adopted the fair value measurement provision for this financial instrument, and the fair values of our interest rate swap agreement is recorded in Other assets, net or Other liabilities, net, as appropriate, on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Generally, in the absence of observable market data, we will estimate the fair value of our interest rate swap using estimates of certain data points, including estimated remaining life, counterparty credit risk, current market yield, and interest rate spreads of similar securities as of the measurement date. As of September 30, 2019, our interest rate swap was valued using Level 2 inputs.
In addition, we have designated our interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge, and we record changes in the fair value of the interest rate swap agreement to accumulated other comprehensive income on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We record changes in fair value on a quarterly basis, using current market valuations at quarter end. The following table summarizes our interest rate swap as of September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Aggregate Notional Amount
 
Aggregate Fair Value Asset
 
Aggregate Fair Value Liability
$
5,514

 
$
—

 
$
347


The following table presents the amount of loss recognized in comprehensive income within our condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):

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Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
Derivative in cash flow hedging relationship:
 
 
 
Interest rate swap
$
347

 
$
347

Total
$
347

 
$
347


The following table summarizes certain information regarding our derivative instrument as of September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Derivative Type
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
Derivative Liability Fair Value
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments:
 
 
 
 
Interest rate swap
 
Other liabilities, net
 
$
347

Total
 
 
 
$
347

NOTE 5. SERIES A TERM PREFERRED STOCK
In August 2016, we completed a public offering of 6.375% Series A Cumulative Term Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Series A Term Preferred Stock”), at a public offering price of $25.00 per share. As a result of this offering (including the underwriters’ exercise of their option to purchase additional shares to cover over-allotments), we issued a total of 1,150,000 shares of the Series A Term Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $28.8 million and net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses borne by us, of approximately $27.6 million. The Series A Term Preferred Stock is traded under the ticker symbol “LANDP” on Nasdaq.
Generally, we were not permitted to redeem shares of the Series A Term Preferred Stock prior to September 30, 2018, except in limited circumstances to preserve our qualification as a REIT. Since September 30, 2018, we have been permitted to redeem the shares at a redemption price of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated and unpaid dividends up to, but excluding, the date of redemption. The shares of the Series A Term Preferred Stock have a mandatory redemption date of September 30, 2021, and are not convertible into our common stock or any other securities. As of September 30, 2019, no shares of Series A Term Preferred Stock have been redeemed.
We incurred approximately $1.2 million in total offering costs related to this issuance, which have been recorded net of the Series A Term Preferred Stock as presented on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and are being amortized over the mandatory redemption period as a component of interest expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. The Series A Term Preferred Stock is recorded as a liability on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in accordance with ASC 480, “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity,” which states that mandatorily-redeemable financial instruments should be classified as liabilities. In addition, the related dividend payments are treated similarly to interest expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
As of September 30, 2019, the fair value of our Series A Term Preferred Stock was approximately $29.6 million, as compared to the carrying value (exclusive of unamortized offering costs) of approximately $28.8 million. The fair value of our Series A Term Preferred Stock is valued using Level 1 inputs under the hierarchy established by ASC 820-10, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures,” and is calculated based on the closing per-share price as of September 30, 2019, of $25.73.
For information on the dividends declared by our Board of Directors and paid by us on the Series A Term Preferred Stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, see Note 8, “Equity—Distributions.”
NOTE 6. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Our Adviser and Administrator
We are externally managed pursuant to contractual arrangements with our Adviser and our Administrator, which collectively employ all of our personnel and pay their salaries, benefits, and general expenses directly. Both our Adviser and Administrator are affiliates of ours, as their parent company is owned and controlled by David Gladstone, our chairman, chief executive officer, and president. In addition, two of our executive officers, Mr. Gladstone and Terry Brubaker (our vice chairman and chief operating officer), serve as directors and executive officers of each of our Adviser and Administrator, and Michael LiCalsi, our general counsel and secretary, serves as our Administrator’s president, general counsel, and secretary.
We have entered into an investment advisory agreement with our Adviser and an administration agreement with our Administrator (the “Administration Agreement”). The advisory agreement with our Adviser that was in effect through June 30,

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2019 (the “Prior Advisory Agreement”), was amended on July 9, 2019 (as amended, the “Amended Advisory Agreement”), and was approved unanimously by our board of directors, including our independent directors. A summary of the Prior Advisory Agreement is provided in Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K. A summary of the compensation terms for each of the Amended Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement is below.
Amended Advisory Agreement
Pursuant to the Amended Advisory Agreement, our Adviser is compensated in the form of a base management fee and, each as applicable, an incentive fee, a capital gains fee, and a termination fee.
Base Management Fee
A base management fee is paid quarterly and is calculated as 2.0% per annum (0.50% per quarter) of the prior calendar quarter’s total adjusted common equity, which, beginning with the three months ended September 30, 2019, is defined as common stockholders’ equity plus non-controlling common interests in the Operating Partnership, if any (each as reported on our balance sheet), adjusted to exclude unrealized gains and losses and certain other one-time events and non-cash items (“Total Adjusted Common Equity”). During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, our Adviser granted us certain non-contractual, unconditional, and irrevocable waivers, which were applied as credits against the base management fees for the respective periods, as detailed in the table below under “—Related-Party Fees.”
Incentive Fee
An incentive fee is calculated and payable quarterly in arrears if the Pre-Incentive Fee FFO for a particular quarter exceeds a hurdle rate of 1.75% (7.0% annualized) of the prior calendar quarter’s Total Adjusted Common Equity. For purposes of this calculation, Pre-Incentive Fee FFO is defined in the Amended Advisory Agreement as FFO (also as defined in the Amended Advisory Agreement) accrued by the Company during the current calendar quarter (prior to any incentive fee calculation for the current calendar quarter), less any dividends paid on preferred stock securities that are not treated as a liability for GAAP purposes. Our Adviser will receive: (i) no incentive fee in any calendar quarter in which the Pre-Incentive Fee FFO does not exceed the hurdle rate; (ii) 100% of the Pre-Incentive Fee FFO with respect to that portion of such Pre-Incentive Fee FFO, if any, that exceeds the hurdle rate but is less than 2.1875% in any calendar quarter (8.75% annualized); and (iii) 20% of the amount of the Pre-Incentive Fee FFO, if any, that exceeds 2.1875% in any calendar quarter (8.75% annualized).
Capital Gains Fee
A capital gains-based incentive fee will be calculated and payable in arrears at the end of each fiscal year (or upon termination of the Advisory Agreement). The capital gains fee shall equal: (i) 15% of the cumulative aggregate realized capital gains minus the cumulative aggregate realized capital losses, minus (ii) any aggregate capital gains fees paid in prior periods. For purposes of this calculation, realized capital gains and losses will be calculated as (x) the sales price of the property, minus (y) any costs to sell the property and the then-current gross value of the property (which includes the property’s original acquisition price plus any subsequent, non-reimbursed capital improvements). At the end of each fiscal year, if this figure is negative, no capital gains fee shall be paid.
Termination Fee
In the event of our termination of the Amended Advisory Agreement for any reason, a termination fee would be payable to the Adviser equal to three times the sum of the average annual base management fee and incentive fee earned by the Adviser during the 24-month period prior to such termination.
Administration Agreement
Pursuant to the Administration Agreement, we pay separately for our allocable portion of the Administrator’s overhead expenses incurred while performing its obligations to us, including, but not limited to, rent and the salaries and benefits expenses of our Administrator’s employees, including our chief financial officer, treasurer, chief compliance officer, general counsel and secretary (who also serves as our Administrator’s president, general counsel, and secretary), and their respective staffs. Our allocable portion of the Administrator’s expenses is generally derived by multiplying our Administrator’s total expenses by the approximate percentage of time the Administrator’s employees perform services for us in relation to their time spent performing services for all companies serviced by our Administrator under similar contractual agreements.
TRS Lease Assumption
On October 17, 2017, Land Advisers entered into an Assignment and Assumption of Agricultural Lease (the “Assigned TRS Lease”) with the previously-existing tenant on a 169-acre farm located in Ventura County, California. The Assigned TRS Lease, as amended, expired on July 13, 2018. In addition, in connection with the initial operations on the farm, on October 17,

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2017, Land Advisers issued a $1.7 million unsecured promissory note to the Company that matured in July 31, 2018, and bore interest at a rate equal to the prime rate plus a spread of 5.0% per annum. All inter-company amounts related to the Assigned TRS Lease and the promissory note were eliminated in consolidation, and, as a result, no rental or interest income from Land Advisers was recorded by us on the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2018. Effective August 1, 2018, this farm was leased to a new, unrelated third-party tenant under a 10-year lease.
TRS Fee Arrangements
In connection with the assumption of the Assigned TRS Lease, in exchange for services provided by our Adviser to Land Advisers, our Adviser and Land Advisers entered into an Expense Sharing Agreement (the “TRS Expense Sharing Agreement”). In addition, to account for the time our Administrator’s staff spends on activities related to Land Advisers, we adopted a policy wherein a portion of the fee paid by the Company to our Administrator pursuant to the Administration Agreement would be allocated to Land Advisers (the “TRS Administration Fee Allocation”). No such fees were incurred during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2019.
TRS Expense Sharing Agreement
Pursuant to the TRS Expense Sharing Agreement, our Adviser was responsible for maintaining the day-to-day operations on the farm leased to Land Advisers from October 17, 2017, through July 31, 2018. In exchange for such services, Land Advisers compensated our Adviser through reimbursement of certain expenses incurred by our Adviser, including Land Advisers’ pro-rata share of our Adviser’s payroll and related benefits (based on the percentage of each employee’s time devoted to matters related to Land Advisers in relation to the time such employees devoted to all affiliated funds, collectively, advised by our Adviser) and general overhead expenses (based on the total general overhead expenses incurred by our Adviser multiplied by the ratio of hours worked by our Adviser’s employees on matters related to Land Advisers to the total hours worked by our Adviser’s employees).
Costs incurred by our Adviser, while payable by Land Advisers, were initially accumulated and deferred and then allocated to costs of sales as the related crops were harvested and sold. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, approximately $15,000 and $176,000, respectively, of the total accumulated costs incurred by our Adviser was allocated to the costs of crops sold and is included within Base management fee on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018. In addition, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, our Adviser granted Land Advisers a non-contractual, unconditional, and irrevocable waiver to be applied against a portion of the fees incurred by our Adviser on behalf of Land Advisers pursuant to the TRS Expense Sharing Agreement.
TRS Administration Fee Allocation
Under to the TRS Administration Fee Allocation, a portion of the fee owed by us to our Administrator under the Administration Agreement was allocated to Land Advisers based on the percentage of each employee’s time devoted to matters related to Land Advisers in relation to the total time such employees devoted to the Company.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, approximately $18,000 and $48,000, respectively, of the administration fee paid by us was allocated to Land Advisers. This allocation is included within Administration fee on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.
Gladstone Securities
On April 11, 2017, we entered into an agreement with Gladstone Securities, LLC (“Gladstone Securities”), for it to act as our non-exclusive agent to assist us with arranging financing for our properties (the “Financing Arrangement Agreement”). Gladstone Securities is a privately-held broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation. Gladstone Securities is an affiliate of ours, as its parent company is owned and controlled by Mr. Gladstone, who also serves on the board of managers of Gladstone Securities.
Financing Arrangement Agreement
We pay Gladstone Securities a financing fee in connection with the services it provides to us for securing financing on our properties. Depending on the size of the financing obtained, the maximum amount of the financing fee, which is payable upon closing of the respective financing, ranges from 0.5% to 1.0% of the amount of financing obtained. The amount of the financing fee may be reduced or eliminated as determined by us and Gladstone Securities after taking into consideration various factors, including, but not limited to, the involvement of any unrelated third-party brokers and general market

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conditions. We paid total financing fees to Gladstone Securities of approximately $160,000 and $188,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $57,000 and $59,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Through September 30, 2019, the total amount of financing fees paid to Gladstone Securities represented approximately 0.14% of the total financings secured since the Financing Arrangement Agreement has been in place.
Dealer-Manager Agreement
On January 10, 2018, we entered into a dealer-manager agreement, which was amended and restated on May 31, 2018 (the “Dealer-Manager Agreement”), with Gladstone Securities, whereby Gladstone Securities serves as our exclusive dealer-manager in connection with the offering of our Series B Preferred Stock (as defined in Note 8, “Equity—Series B Preferred Stock”). Pursuant to the Dealer-Manager Agreement, Gladstone Securities provides certain sales, promotional, and marketing services to us in connection with the offering of the Series B Preferred Stock, and we generally will pay Gladstone Securities: (i) selling commissions of up to 7.0% of the gross proceeds from sales of Series B Preferred Stock in the offering (the “Selling Commissions”), and (ii) a dealer-manager fee of 3.0% of the gross proceeds from sales of Series B Preferred Stock in the offering (the “Dealer-Manager Fee”).  Gladstone Securities may, in its sole discretion, remit all or a portion of the Selling Commissions and may also reallow all or a portion of the Dealer-Manager Fees to participating broker-dealers and wholesalers in support of the offering. The terms of the Dealer-Manager Agreement were approved by our board of directors, including all of its independent directors.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we paid total Selling Commissions and Dealer-Manager Fees to Gladstone Securities in connection with sales of the Series B Preferred Stock of approximately $1.8 million and $5.1 million, respectively, of which approximately $1.7 million and $4.8 million, respectively, were then remitted by Gladstone Securities to unrelated third-parties involved in the offering, including participating broker-dealers and wholesalers. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we paid total Selling Commissions and Dealer-Manager Fees to Gladstone Securities of approximately $890,000 and $940,000, respectively, of which approximately $843,000 and $890,000, respectively, was remitted to unrelated third-parties involved in the offering. Through September 30, 2019, approximately 93.9% of the total Selling Commissions and Dealer-Manager Fees paid to Gladstone Securities have been remitted to unrelated third-parties involved in the offering.
Total Selling Commissions and Dealer-Manager Fees paid to Gladstone Securities are netted against the gross proceeds received from sales of the Series B Preferred Stock and are included within Additional paid-in capital on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
Related-Party Fees
The following table summarizes related-party fees paid or accrued for and reflected in our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
Base management fee(1)(2)
$
862

 
$
690

(3) 
$
2,741

 
$
2,102

(3) 
Capital gains fee(1)(2)
—

 
778

 
—

 
778

 
Credits from non-contractual, unconditional, and irrevocable waiver granted by Adviser’s board of directors(2)
—

 
(796
)
 
(1,542
)
 
(970
)
 
Total fees to our Adviser, net
$
862

 
$
672

 
$
1,199

 
$
1,910

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Administration fee(1)(2)
$
311

 
$
387

(4) 
$
866

 
$
935

(4) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Selling Commissions and Dealer-Manager Fees(1)(5)
$
1,657

 
$
890

 
$
4,781

 
$
940

 
Financing fees(1)(6)
160

 
57

 
188

 
59

 
Total fees to Gladstone Securities
$
1,817

 
$
947

 
$
4,969

 
$
999

 
(1) 
Pursuant to the agreements with the respective related-party entities, as discussed above.
(2) 
Reflected as a line item on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
(3) 
Includes the allocation of approximately $15,000 and $176,000 of the total accumulated costs incurred by our Adviser as a result of the crops harvested and sold on the farm operated by Land Advisers during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively, as further described above under “TRS Expense Sharing Agreement.”
(4) 
Includes the portion of administration fee that was allocated to Land Advisers (approximately $18,000 and $48,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively), as further described above under “TRS Administration Fee Allocation.”

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(5) 
Included within Additional paid-in capital on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Through September 30, 2019, Gladstone Securities has remitted approximately 93.9% of these fees to unrelated third-parties involved in the offering (including participating broker-dealers and wholesalers).
(6) 
Included within Notes and bonds payable, net on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and amortized into Interest expense on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Through September 30, 2019, the total amount of financing fees paid to Gladstone Securities represented approximately 0.14% of the total financings secured during since the Financing Arrangement Agreement has been in place.
Related-Party Fees Due
Amounts due to related parties on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, were as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
 
Due from Gladstone Securities(1)
$
38

 
$
20

 
 
 
 
 
 
Base management fee
862

 
736

 
Capital gains fee(2)
—

 
(150
)
 
Credits to fees(3)
—

 
(44
)
 
Other(4)
21

 
63

 
Total due to Adviser
883

 
605

 
Administration fee
311

 
340

(5) 
Total due to Administrator
311

 
340

 
Total due to related parties(6)
$
1,194

 
$
945

 
(1) 
Other amounts due from Gladstone Securities generally represent costs for certain sales, promotional, or marketing services related to the offering of the Series B Preferred Stock paid for by us on behalf of Gladstone Securities. As of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, such amounts are included within Other assets, net on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(2) 
The credit to the capital gains fee as of December 31, 2018, was a result of capital losses recorded in connection with dispositions of certain real estate assets during year ended December 31, 2018, which resulted in a reduction of the capital gains fee accrued for earlier in fiscal year 2018.
(3) 
The credits received from our Adviser during the three months ended September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, were granted as non-contractual, unconditional, and irrevocable waivers to be applied as credits against the base management fee.
(4) 
Other amounts due to or from our Adviser primarily relate to miscellaneous general and administrative expenses either paid by our Adviser on our behalf or by us on our Adviser’s behalf. The balance owed to our Adviser as of December 31, 2018, includes premium payments for certain insurance policies made by our Adviser on our behalf.
(5) 
Includes approximately $9,000 owed by Land Advisers to our Administrator as of December 31, 2018, in accordance with the TRS Administration Fee Allocation, as discussed above.
(6) 
Reflected as a line item on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
NOTE 7. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Operating Obligations
In connection with the execution of certain lease agreements, we have committed to provide capital improvements on certain of our farms, which are summarized in the table below (dollars in thousands):
Farm
Location
 
Farm
Gross
Acreage
 
Total
Commitment
 
Obligated
Completion
Date(1)
 
Amount Expended
or Accrued as of
September 30, 2019
Salinas, CA
 
324
 
$
100

 
Q4 2019
 
$
—

Ventura, CA
 
413
 
1,000

 
Q1 2020
 
100

Santa Barbara, CA
 
361
 
4,000

(2) 
Q1 2020
 
1,725

Madera, CA
 
928
 
500

(2) 
Q2 2020
 
176

Columbia, OR
 
200
 
1,800

(2) 
Q4 2020
 
1,023

Hillsborough, FL
 
55
 
2,250

(2) 
Q2 2021
 
—

Collier & Hendry, FL
 
5,630
 
2,000

(2) 
Q2 2025
 
—

(1) 
Our obligation to provide capital to fund these improvements does not extend beyond these respective dates.
(2) 
Pursuant to contractual agreements, we will earn additional rent on the cost of these capital improvements as the funds are disbursed by us.

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Ground Lease Obligations
In connection with two farms acquired on June 1, 2017, through a leasehold interest, we assumed two ground lease arrangements under which we are the lessee (with the State of Arizona as the lessor). These two operating ground leases expire in February 2022 and February 2025, and neither lease contains any extension, renewal, or termination options. Upon our adoption of ASU 2016-02 on January 1, 2019, we recognized an operating lease right-of-use asset of approximately $218,000 and an operating lease liability of approximately $213,000 as a result of these ground leases. These values were determined by discounting the respective future minimum lease payments using a discount rate equivalent to treasury rates with similar terms plus a spread ranging from 2.47% to 2.53%.
As of September 30, 2019, we had recorded the following as a result of these operating ground leases (dollars in thousands, except for footnotes):
Operating lease right-of-use assets(1)
 
$
188

Operating lease liabilities(2)
 
$
171

 
 
 
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
 
4.8

Weighted-average discount rate
 
4.20
%
(1) 
Operating lease right-of-use assets are shown net of accrued lease payments of approximately $17,000 and are included within Other assets, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
(2) 
Included within Other liabilities, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
As a result of these ground leases, we recorded lease expense (included within Property operating expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income) of approximately $12,000 and $39,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $12,000 and $36,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. Future lease payments due under the remaining non-cancelable terms of these leases as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, are as follows (dollars in thousands):
 
 
Future Lease Payments(1)
Period
 
September 30, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
2019
 
$
—

 
$
47

2020
 
47

 
47

2021
 
47

 
47

2022
 
30

 
30

2023
 
30

 
30

Thereafter
 
31

 
31

Total undiscounted lease payments
 
185

 
232

Less: imputed interest
 
(14
)
 
—

Present value of lease payments
 
$
171

 
$
232

(1) 
Annual lease payments are set at the beginning of each year to then-current market rates (as determined by the State of Arizona). The amounts shown above represent estimated amounts based on the lease rates currently in place.
Litigation
In the ordinary course of business, we may be involved in legal proceedings from time to time. We are not currently subject to any material known or threatened litigation.
NOTE 8. EQUITY
Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
On January 10, 2018, we filed with the Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation Articles Supplementary to reclassify and designate 6,500,000 shares of our authorized and unissued shares of capital stock as shares of Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below). The reclassification decreased the number of shares classified as common stock from 98,000,000 to 91,500,000.
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As of September 30, 2019, there were 6,500,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below), par value $0.001 per share, authorized, with 3,465,527 shares issued and outstanding worth an aggregate liquidation value of approximately $86.6 million; and 91,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized, with 20,888,075 shares issued and outstanding. As of December 31, 2018, there were 6,500,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below), par value $0.001 per share, authorized, with 1,144,393 shares issued and outstanding worth an aggregate liquidation value of approximately $28.6 million; and 91,500,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized, with 17,891,340 shares issued and outstanding.
Non-Controlling Interests in Operating Partnership
We consolidate our Operating Partnership, which is a majority-owned partnership.  As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, we owned approximately 98.6% and 96.9%, respectively, of the outstanding OP Units.
On or after 12 months after becoming a holder of OP Units, each limited partner, other than the Company, has the right, subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the partnership agreement of the Operating Partnership, to require the Operating Partnership to redeem all or a portion of such units in exchange for cash or, at the Company’s option, shares of our common stock on a one-for-one basis. The cash redemption per OP Unit would be based on the market price of our common stock at the time of redemption. A limited partner will not be entitled to exercise redemption rights if the delivery of common stock to the redeeming limited partner would breach restrictions on the ownership of common stock imposed under our charter and other limitations thereof.
The following table provides information related to OP Units tendered for redemption during 2019:
Fiscal
Year
 
OP Units
Tendered for
Redemption
 
Shares of
Common
Stock Issued
 
OP Units
Redeemed
with Cash
 
Aggregate
Cash
Payment
 
Aggregate
Cash Paid
per OP Unit
Three months ended September 30, 2019
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
$
—

 
$
—

Nine months ended September 30, 2019
 
570,879
 
570,879
 
0
 
—

 
—

Regardless of the rights described above, the Operating Partnership will not have an obligation to issue cash to a unitholder upon a redemption request if the Company elects to redeem the OP Units for shares of its common stock. When a non-controlling unitholder redeems OP Units and the Company elects to satisfy that redemption through the issuance of common stock, non-controlling interest in the Operating Partnership is reduced, and stockholders’ equity is increased.
The Operating Partnership is required to make distributions on each OP Unit in the same amount as those paid on each share of the Company’s common stock, with the distributions on the OP Units held by the Company being utilized to make distributions to the Company’s common stockholders.
As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, there were 288,303 and 570,879 OP Units held by non-controlling limited partners outstanding, respectively.
Registration Statement
On March 30, 2017, we filed a universal registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-217042) with the SEC (the “2017 Registration Statement”) to replace our previous registration statement, which expired on April 1, 2017. The 2017 Registration Statement, which was declared effective by the SEC on April 12, 2017, permits us to issue up to an aggregate of $300.0 million in securities, consisting of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities, depository shares, subscription rights, and units, including through separate, concurrent offerings of two or more of such securities. Through September 30, 2019, we have issued a total of 7,821,886 shares of common stock (excluding 1,215,565 shares of common stock issued in exchange for certain OP Units that were tendered for redemption) for gross proceeds of approximately $96.1 million, and 3,475,047 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (as defined below) for gross proceeds of approximately $85.6 million under the 2017 Registration Statement.
2019 Equity Issuances
Series B Preferred Stock
On May 31, 2018, we filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC for a continuous public offering of up to 6,000,000 shares of our newly-designated 6.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) at an offering price of $25.00 per share for gross proceeds of up to $150.0 million and expected net proceeds, after deducting Selling Commissions, Dealer-Manager Fees, and estimated expenses of the offering payable by us, of up to approximately $131.3 million, assuming all shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are sold in the offering. The Series B Preferred Stock is being

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offered on a continuous, “reasonable best efforts” basis by Gladstone Securities, the dealer-manager for the offering. See Note 6, “Related-Party Transactions—Gladstone Securities—Dealer-Manager Agreement,” for a discussion of the fees and commissions to be paid to Gladstone Securities in connection with the offering of the Series B Preferred Stock.
The following table provides information on sales of the Series B Preferred Stock that occurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts):
Period
 
Number of
Shares Sold
 
Weighted-average
Offering Price
per Share
 
Gross Proceeds
 
Net Proceeds(1)
Three months ended September 30, 2019
 
831,579
 
$
24.64

 
$
20,487

 
$
18,711

Nine months ended September 30, 2019
 
2,330,654
 
24.68

 
57,529

 
52,440

(1) 
Net of selling commissions and dealer-manager fees borne by us.
In addition, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, 2,120 and 9,520 shares, respectively, of the Series B Preferred Stock were tendered for redemption at a cash redemption price of $22.50 per share. As a result, we paid total redemption costs of approximately $48,000 and $214,000, respectively to redeem and retire these shares.
As of September 30, 2019, excluding Selling Commissions and Dealer-Manager Fees, we have incurred approximately $1.2 million of total costs related to this offering, which are initially recorded as deferred offering costs (included within Other assets, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets) and are applied against the gross proceeds received from the offering through additional paid-in capital as shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are sold. See Note 11, “Subsequent Events—Equity Activity—Series B Preferred Stock,” for sales of Series B Preferred Stock completed subsequent to September 30, 2019.
The offering of the Series B Preferred Stock will terminate on the date that is the earlier of either June 1, 2023 (unless terminated earlier or extended by our Board of Directors), or the date on which all 6,000,000 shares offered are sold (the “Termination Date”). There is currently no public market for shares of the Series B Preferred Stock; however, we intend to apply to list the Series B Preferred Stock on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange within one calendar year after the offering’s Termination Date, though there can be no assurance that a listing will be achieved in such timeframe, or at all.
Common Stock
Secondary Offering
In June 2019, we completed a public offering of 2,000,000 shares of our common stock at a public offering price of $11.73 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $23.5 million and net proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts and direct offering expenses borne by us) of approximately $22.3 million. In July 2019, the underwriters exercised a portion of the over-allotment option in connection with the offering, and, as a result, we issued an additional 277,297 shares of our common stock, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $3.3 million and net proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts and direct offering expenses borne by us) of approximately $3.1 million.
At-the-Market Program
On August 7, 2015, we entered into equity distribution agreements (commonly referred to as “at-the-market agreements”) with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (each a “Sales Agent”), under which we may issue and sell, from time to time and through the Sales Agents, shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $30.0 million (the “ATM Program”). The following table provides information on shares of common stock sold under the ATM Program during 2019 (dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts):
Period
 
Number of
Shares Sold
 
Weighted-average
Offering Price
Per Share
 
Gross Proceeds
 
Net Proceeds(1)
Three months ended September 30, 2019
 
78,008
 
$
12.01

 
$
937

 
$
923

Nine months ended September 30, 2019
 
148,559
 
12.32

 
1,830

 
1,802

(1) 
Net of underwriting commissions and discounts.
Through September 30, 2019, we have issued and sold a total of 1,744,150 shares of our common stock under the ATM Program at an average sales price of $12.82 per share for gross proceeds of approximately $22.4 million and net proceeds of approximately $22.0 million.
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The per-share distributions to preferred and common stockholders declared by our Board of Directors and paid by us (except as noted) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are reflected in the table below.
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
Issuance
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Series A Term Preferred Stock(1)
 
$
0.3984375

 
$
0.3984375

 
$
1.1953125

 
$
1.1953125

Series B Preferred Stock(2)
 
0.375

 
0.375

 
1.125

 
0.500

Common Stock(3)
 
0.13365

 
0.13305

 
0.40050

 
0.39870

(1) 
Treated similar to interest expense on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
(2) 
Of the dividends declared on the Series B Preferred Stock by our Board of Directors on July 9, 2019, approximately $433,000 was paid (as scheduled) by us on October 3, 2019. The resulting dividend payable is included within Accounts payable and accrued expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019.
(3) 
The same amounts were paid as distributions on each OP Unit held by non-controlling limited partners.
NOTE 9. LEASE REVENUES
The following table sets forth the components of our lease revenues for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands, except for footnotes):
 
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Fixed lease payments(1)
 
$
10,131

 
$
7,124

 
$
26,236

 
$
20,427

Variable lease payments(2)
 
881

 
891

 
967

 
917

Lease revenues, net(3)
 
$
11,012

 
$
8,015

 
$
27,203

 
$
21,344

(1) 
Fixed lease payments include contractual rents under lease agreements with tenants recognized on a straight-line basis over the respective lease terms and includes the amortization of above-market lease values and lease incentives and the accretion of below-market lease values and other deferred revenue.
(2) 
Variable lease payments include participation rents, which are generally based on a percentage of the gross crop revenues earned on the farm, and reimbursements of certain property operating expenses by tenants. Participation rents are generally recognized when all contingencies have been resolved and when actual results become known or estimable, enabling us to estimate and/or measure our share of such gross revenues. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded participation rents of approximately $848,000 and $875,000, respectively, and reimbursements of certain property operating expenses by tenants of approximately $33,000 and $93,000, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded participation rents of approximately $889,000 and $906,000, respectively, and reimbursements of certain property operating expenses by tenants of approximately $2,000 and $11,000, respectively.
(3) 
Reflected as a line item on our accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income.
NOTE 10. (LOSS) EARNINGS PER SHARE OF COMMON STOCK
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, computed using the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the respective periods. Net (loss) earnings figures are presented net of non-controlling interests in the earnings per share calculations. The non-controlling limited partners’ outstanding OP Units (which may be redeemed for shares of common stock) have been excluded from the diluted per-share calculation, as there would be no effect on the amounts since the non-controlling limited partners’ share of earnings would also be added back to net (loss) earnings.
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts)
Net (loss) earnings attributable to common stockholders
$
(644
)
 
$
5,593

 
$
(1,860
)
 
$
3,551

Weighted average shares of common shares outstanding – basic and diluted
20,763,615

 
16,057,957

 
19,154,744

 
15,181,760

(Loss) earnings per common share – basic and diluted
$
(0.03
)
 
$
0.35

 
$
(0.10
)
 
$
0.23

The weighted-average number of OP Units held by non-controlling limited partners was 222,495 and 217,857 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and 683,527 and 857,041 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
NOTE 11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

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Acquisition Activity
Subsequent to September 30, 2019, through the date of this filing, we have acquired six farms, which are summarized in the table below (dollars in thousands, except for footnotes):
Property
Name
 
Property
Location
 
Acquisition
Date
 
Total
Acreage
 
No. of
Farms
 
Primary
Crop(s)
 
Lease
Term
 
Renewal
Options
 
Total
Purchase
Price
 
Acquisition
Costs(1)
 
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(2)
Highway 17(3)
 
Hayes, NE
 
10/7/2019
 
2,561
 
3
 
Corn, soybeans,
& edible beans
 
0.2 years
 
None
 
$
9,690

 
$
39

 
$
489

Indian Highway(4)
 
Hayes & Hitchcock, NE
 
10/7/2019
 
1,289
 
2
 
Corn, soybeans,
& edible beans
 
0.3 years
 
None
 
5,000

 
39

 
788

Sutter Avenue II
 
Fresno, CA
 
11/1/2019
 
1,098
 
1
 
Pistachios
 
8.0 years
 
2 (5 Years)
 
37,000

 
68

 
2,365

 
 
 
 
 
 
4,948
 
6
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
51,690

 
$
146

 
$
3,642

(1) 
Acquisitions will be accounted for as asset acquisitions in accordance with ASC 360. The figures above represent only costs paid or accrued for as of the date of this filing.
(2) 
Annualized straight-line rent is based on the minimum cash rental payments guaranteed under the applicable lease, as required under GAAP, and excludes contingent rental payments, such as participation rents.
(3) 
In connection with the acquisition of this property, we executed a 10-year, follow-on lease with a new, unrelated third-party tenant that will commence upon the expiration of the 3-month lease executed on the date of acquisition. The follow-on lease provides for minimum annualized straight-line rents of approximately $630,000, plus a participation rent component based on the gross revenues earned on the farm. In addition, the farm is expected to be converted to organic farmland by 2021.
(4) 
In connection with this acquisition, we executed a 4-month leaseback agreement with the seller that provides for a fixed rental payment of $250,000. In addition, we also executed a 10-year, follow-on lease with a new tenant that will commence upon the expiration of the 4-month leaseback agreement. The follow-on lease provides for minimum annualized straight-line rents of approximately $372,000, plus a participation rent component based on the gross revenues earned on the farm. In addition, the farm is expected to be converted to organic farmland by 2021.
Leasing Activity
The following table summarizes certain leasing activity that occurred on our existing properties subsequent to September 30, 2019, through the date of this filing (dollars in thousands, except footnotes):
 
 
 
 
PRIOR LEASES
 
NEW LEASES
Farm
Locations
Number
of
Leases
Total
Farm
Acres
 
Total
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(1)
# of Leases
with
Participation
Rents
Lease
Structures
(# of NNN
/ NN)(2)
 
Total
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(1)
Wtd. Avg.
Term
(Years)
# of Leases
with
Participation
Rents
Lease
Structures
(# of NNN
/ NN)(2)
AZ, CA, FL
5
5,177
 
$
5,104

None
1 / 4
 
$
5,850

7.0
None
0 / 5
(1) 
Annualized straight-line rent is based on the minimum cash rental payments guaranteed under the applicable leases (presented on an annualized basis), as required under GAAP, and excludes contingent rental payments, such as participation rents.
(2) 
“NNN” refers to leases under triple-net lease arrangements, and “NN” refers to leases under partial-net lease arrangements. For a description of each of these types of lease arrangements, see “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview—Leases—General.”
Subsequent to the quarter ended September 30, 2019, we replaced 17 irrigation pivots on one of our properties in Colorado at a total cost of approximately $1.1 million. Pursuant to a lease amendment executed subsequent to the three months ended September 30, 2019, in connection with this project, we will earn additional straight-line rental income of approximately $80,000 per year throughout the remaining term of the lease, which expires on February 28, 2021.
Financing Activity
Debt Activity
Subsequent to September 30, 2019, through the date of this filing, we have secured the following new financings (dollars in thousands):
Issuer
 
Date of
Issuance
 
Amount
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amortization
 
Interest Rate Terms
Rabo AgriFinance, LLC
 
10/16/2019
 
$
5,739

 
10/1/2029
 
25.0 years
 
1-Month LIBOR + 1.75%(1)
Rabo AgriFinance, LLC
 
10/16/2019
 
3,045

 
10/1/2029
 
25.0 years
 
1-Month LIBOR + 1.75%(1)
Diversified Financial Services, LLC
 
10/17/2019
 
976

 
10/17/2026
 
7.0 years
 
4.75%, fixed throughout its term
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company(2)
 
11/1/2019
 
25,500

 
1/5/2029
 
28.6 years
 
3.81%, fixed through January 4, 2027 (variable thereafter)
(1) 
In connection with each of these loans, we entered into interest rate swap agreements in which we will pay a fixed interest rate to our counterparty of 3.67% through October 1, 2029.
(2) 
Loan was issued under the MetLife Credit Facility, as defined in Note 4, “Borrowings,” in these notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.

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Gladstone Securities earned total financing fees of approximately $47,000 in connection with securing the above financings.
Equity Activity
The following table provides information on equity sales that have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts):
Type of Issuance
 
Number of
Shares Sold
 
Weighted Average Offering Price
Per Share
 
Gross Proceeds
 
Net Proceeds(1)
Series B Preferred Stock
 
244,778
 
$
24.82

 
$
6,076

 
$
5,508

Common Stock – ATM Program
 
48,583
 
12.01

 
583

 
574

(1) 
Net of Selling Commissions and Dealer-Manager Fees or underwriting commissions and discounts (in each case, as applicable)
In addition, subsequent to September 30, 2019, 400 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock were tendered for redemption at a cash redemption price of $22.50 per share. As a result, we paid a total redemption cost of $9,000 to redeem and retire these shares.
Distributions
On October 8, 2019, our Board of Directors declared the following monthly cash distributions to holders of our preferred and common stock:
Issuance
 
Record Date
 
Payment Date
 
Distribution per Share
Series A Term Preferred Stock:
 
October 22, 2019
 
October 31, 2019
 
$
0.1328125

 
 
November 19, 2019
 
November 29, 2019
 
0.1328125

 
 
December 19, 2019
 
December 31, 2019
 
0.1328125

Total Series A Term Preferred Stock Distributions:
 
$
0.3984375

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series B Preferred Stock:
 
October 23, 2019
 
October 31, 2019
 
$
0.125

 
 
November 27, 2019
 
December 5, 2019
 
0.125

 
 
December 26, 2019
 
January 3, 2020
 
0.125

Total Series B Preferred Stock Distributions:
 
$
0.375

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock:
 
October 22, 2019
 
October 31, 2019
 
$
0.04460

 
 
November 19, 2019
 
November 29, 2019
 
0.04460

 
 
December 19, 2019
 
December 31, 2019
 
0.04460

Total Common Stock Distributions:
 
$
0.13380

The same amounts paid to common stockholders will be paid as distributions on each OP Unit held by non-controlling limited partners as of the above record dates.


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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
All statements contained herein, other than historical facts, may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These statements may relate to, among other things, future events or our future performance or financial condition. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “might,” “believe,” “will,” “provided,” “anticipate,” “future,” “could,” “growth,” “plan,” “intend,” “expect,” “should,” “would,” “if,” “seek,” “possible,” “potential,” “likely,” or the negative of such terms or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, funds from operations or prospects to be materially different from any future business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, funds from operations or prospects expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For further information about these and other factors that could affect our future results, please see the captions titled “Forward-Looking Statements” and “Risk Factors” in this report and our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 (the “Form 10-K”). We caution readers not to place undue reliance on any such forward-looking statements, which are made pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and, as such, speak only as of the date made. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, after the date of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Quarterly Report”), except as required by law.
All references to “we,” “our,” “us” and the “Company” in this Quarterly Report mean Gladstone Land Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries, except where it is made clear that the term refers only to Gladstone Land Corporation.
OVERVIEW
General
We are an externally-managed, agricultural real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that is engaged in the business of owning and leasing farmland. We are not a grower of crops, nor do we typically farm the properties we own. We currently own 103 farms comprised of 86,534 acres located across 10 states in the U.S. We also own several farm-related facilities, such as cooling facilities, packinghouses, processing facilities, and various storage facilities.
We conduct substantially all of our activities through, and all of our properties are held, directly or indirectly, by, Gladstone Land Limited Partnership (the “Operating Partnership”). Gladstone Land Corporation controls the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and currently owns, directly or indirectly, approximately 98.6% of the units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership (“OP Units”). In addition, we have elected for Gladstone Land Advisers, Inc. (“Land Advisers”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours, to be treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”).
Gladstone Management Corporation (our “Adviser”) manages our real estate portfolio pursuant to an advisory agreement, and Gladstone Administration, LLC (our “Administrator”), provides administrative services to us pursuant to an administration agreement.  Our Adviser and our Administrator collectively employ all of our personnel and pay directly their salaries, benefits, and general expenses.
Portfolio Diversity
Since our initial public offering in January 2013 (the “IPO”), we have expanded our portfolio from 12 farms leased to 7 different, unrelated tenants to a current portfolio of 103 farms leased to 74 different, unrelated third-party tenants. While our focus remains in farmland suitable for growing fresh produce annual row crops, we have also diversified our portfolio into farmland suitable for other crop types, including permanent crops (e.g., almonds, blueberries, pistachios, and wine grapes) and, to a lesser extent, certain commodity crops (e.g., beans and corn). The following table summarizes the different geographic locations (by state) of our farms owned and with leases in place as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):

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As of and For the nine months ended September 30, 2019
 
As of and For the nine months ended September 30, 2018
State
 
Number
of
Farms
 
Total
Acres
 
% of
Total
Acres
 
Lease
Revenue
 
% of Total
Lease
Revenue
 
Number
of
Farms
 
Total
Acres
 
% of
Total
Acres
 
Lease
Revenue
 
% of Total
Lease
Revenue
California(1)
 
41
 
13,731
 
16.8%
 
$
13,872

 
51.0%
 
31
 
8,435
 
12.4%
 
$
9,887

 
46.3%
Florida
 
23
 
20,770
 
25.5%
 
7,785

 
28.6%
 
22
 
17,184
 
25.3%
 
5,790

 
27.1%
Colorado
 
10
 
31,448
 
38.5%
 
2,126

 
7.8%
 
10
 
31,448
 
46.4%
 
2,057

 
9.7%
Arizona
 
6
 
6,280
 
7.7%
 
1,609

 
5.9%
 
6
 
6,280
 
9.3%
 
1,429

 
6.7%
Michigan
 
7
 
962
 
1.2%
 
394

 
1.4%
 
5
 
446
 
0.7%
 
270

 
1.3%
Texas
 
1
 
3,667
 
4.5%
 
386

 
1.4%
 
—
 
—
 
—%
 
—

 
—%
Washington
 
1
 
746
 
0.9%
 
383

 
1.4%
 
1
 
746
 
1.1%
 
596

 
2.8%
Oregon
 
3
 
418
 
0.5%
 
264

 
1.0%
 
3
 
418
 
0.6%
 
765

 
3.6%
North Carolina
 
2
 
310
 
0.4%
 
259

 
1.0%
 
2
 
310
 
0.4%
 
115

 
0.5%
Nebraska
 
3
 
3,254
 
4.0%
 
125

 
0.5%
 
2
 
2,559
 
3.8%
 
435

 
2.0%
TOTALS
 
97
 
81,586
 
100.0%
 
$
27,203

 
100.0%
 
82
 
67,826
 
100.0%
 
$
21,344

 
100.0%
(1) 
According to the California Chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, there are eight distinct growing regions within California; our farms are spread across six of these growing regions.
Leases
General
Most of our leases are on a triple-net basis, an arrangement under which, in addition to rent, the tenant is required to pay the related taxes, insurance costs, maintenance, and other operating costs. Our leases generally have original terms ranging from 3 to 10 years for farms growing row crops and 5 to 15 years for farms growing permanent crops (in each case, often with options to extend the lease further). Rent is generally payable to us in advance on either an annual or semi-annual basis, with such rent typically subject to periodic escalation clauses provided for within the lease. Currently, 78 of our farms are leased on a pure, triple-net basis, 21 farms are leased on a partial-net basis (with us, as landlord, responsible for all or a portion of the related property taxes), and 4 farms leased on a gross basis (with the landlord responsible for the related property taxes, insurance, and maintenance on the property). Additionally, 30 of our farms are leased under agreements that include a participation rent component based on the gross revenues earned on the respective farms.
Lease Expirations
Agricultural leases are often short-term in nature, so in any given year, we may have multiple leases up for extension or renewal. The following table summarizes the lease expirations by year for the farms owned and with leases in place as of September 30, 2019 (dollars in thousands):
Year
 
Number of
Expiring
Leases
 
Expiring
Leased
Acreage
 
% of Total
Acreage
 
Lease Revenues for the
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2019
 
% of Total
Lease
Revenues
2019
 
2
 
4,906
 
6.0%
 
$
539

 
2.0%
2020
 
13
(1) 
32,684
 
40.1%
 
5,463

 
20.1%
2021
 
11
(2) 
8,921
 
10.9%
 
1,907

 
7.0%
2022
 
4
  
330
 
0.4%
 
701

 
2.6%
2023
 
7
  
6,032
 
7.4%
 
3,533

 
13.0%
Thereafter
 
34
  
28,706
 
35.2%
 
14,967

 
55.0%
Other(3)
 
7
 
7
 
—%
 
93

 
0.3%
Totals
 
78
  
81,586
 
100.0%
 
$
27,203

 
100.0%
(1) 
Subsequent to September 30, 2019, two leases originally scheduled to expire during 2020 were extended through 2025 and 2028, respectively. Collectively, these two leases accounted for approximately 46.4% of the total lease revenues derived from 2020 lease expirations in the table above. See Note 11, “Subsequent Events—Leasing Activity,” within the notes to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on these and other lease extensions.
(2) 
Subsequent to September 30, 2019, one lease originally scheduled to expire during 2021 was extended through 2029 and 2028, respectively. See Note 11, “Subsequent Events—Leasing Activity,” within the notes to our accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements for additional information on this and other lease extensions.
(3) 
Consists of ancillary leases (e.g., oil, gas, and mineral leases, telecommunications leases, etc.) with varying expirations on certain of our farms.

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We currently have five agricultural leases scheduled to expire within the next six months, and we have several other agricultural leases scheduled to expire during the second half of 2020. We are currently in discussions with the existing tenants on all of these farms, as well as other potential tenants, and we anticipate being able to renew each of the leases at their respective current market rental rates without incurring any downtime on any of the farms. We currently anticipate the lease renewals on those particular farms subject to agricultural leases scheduled to expire within the next six months to be at rental rates that are more or less equal to that of the respective current leases. Regarding all upcoming lease expirations, there can be no assurance that we will be able to renew the existing leases or execute new leases at rental rates favorable to us, if at all, or be able to find replacement tenants, if necessary.
Recent Developments
Portfolio Activity
Property Acquisitions
Since July 1, 2019, through the date of this filing, we have acquired 11 farms, which are summarized in the table below (dollars in thousands, except for footnotes):
Property
Name
 
Property
Location
 
Acquisition
Date
 
Total
Acreage
 
No. of
Farms
 
Primary
Crop(s)
/ Use
 
Lease
Term
 
Renewal
Options
 
Total
Purchase
Price
 
Acquisition
Costs(1)
 
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(2)
San Juan Grade Road(3)
 
Monterey, CA
 
7/11/2019
 
324
 
1
 
Strawberries
& vegetables
 
0.3 years
 
None
 
$
9,000

 
$
60

 
$
632

West Citrus Boulevard(4)
 
Martin, FL
 
7/22/2019
 
3,586
 
1
 
Water
retention
 
8.4 years
 
2
(10 years)
 
57,790

 
503

 
3,696

Sutter Avenue I(5)(6)
 
Fresno, CA
 
8/16/2019
 
1,011
 
1
 
Pistachios
 
8.2 years
 
2
(5 years)
 
33,000

 
139

 
2,106

Las Posas Road(7)
 
Ventura, CA
 
8/28/2019
 
413
 
1
 
Sod & Vegetables
 
3.3 years
 
1
(2 years)
 
21,320

 
67

 
1,283

Withers Road(8)
 
Napa, CA
 
8/29/2019
 
366
 
1
 
Wine Grapes
 
10.3 years
 
2
(10 years)
 
32,000

 
77

 
2,256

Highway 17(9)
 
Hayes, NE
 
10/7/2019
 
2,561
 
3
 
Corn, soybeans,
& edible beans
 
0.2 years
 
None
 
9,690

 
39

 
489

Indian Highway(10)
 
Hayes & Hitchcock, NE
 
10/7/2019
 
1,289
 
2
 
Corn, soybeans,
& edible beans
 
0.3 years
 
None
 
5,000

 
39

 
788

Sutter Avenue II
 
Fresno, CA
 
11/1/2019
 
1,098
 
1
 
Pistachios
 
8.0 years
 
2
(5 Years)
 
37,000

 
68

 
2,365

 
 
 
 
 
 
10,648
 
11
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
204,800

 
$
992

 
$
13,615

(1) 
Acquisitions were accounted for as asset acquisitions in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification 360, “Property, Plant, and Equipment.” As such, all acquisition-related costs (other than external legal fees associated with negotiating and originating the leases associated with the acquisitions, which costs were expensed in the period incurred) were capitalized and allocated among the identifiable assets acquired. The figures above represent only costs paid or accrued for as of the date of this filing.
(2) 
Annualized straight-line rent is based on the minimum cash rental payments guaranteed under the lease, as required under GAAP, and excludes contingent rental payments, such as participation rents.
(3) 
In connection with the acquisition of this property, we executed a 6-year, follow-on lease with a new tenant that will commence upon the expiration of the 4-month lease executed on the date of acquisition. The follow-on lease includes one, 4-year extension option and provides for minimum annualized straight-line rents of approximately $606,000.
(4) 
As partial consideration for the acquisition of this property, we issued 288,303 OP Units, constituting an aggregate fair value of approximately $3.3 million as of the acquisition date.
(5) 
Lease provides for a participation rent component based on the gross crop revenues earned on the farm. The rent figure above represents only the minimum cash guaranteed under the lease.
(6) 
In connection with the acquisition of this property, we also acquired an ownership in a related LLC, the sole purpose of which is to own and maintain a pipeline conveying water to this and other neighboring properties. Our acquired ownership equated to an 11.75% interest in the LLC and was valued at approximately $280,000 at the time of acquisition and is included within Other assets, net on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. As our investment in the LLC is deemed to constitute “significant influence,” we have accounted for this investment under the equity method. From the commencement of our ownership in the LLC through September 30, 2019, there was no material income or loss recognized by the LLC; thus, no net income or loss was recorded by us during the three months ended September 30, 2019.
(7) 
In connection with this acquisition, we executed two separate lease agreements with two different, unrelated third-party tenants. The lease term of 3.3 years represents the weighted-average lease term of the two leases. In addition, pursuant to one of these lease agreements, we committed to provide up to $1.0 million for certain irrigation improvements on the property.
(8) 
In connection with the acquisition of this property, we committed to provide up to approximately $4.0 million as additional compensation, contingent upon the County of Napa approving the planting of additional vineyards on up to 47 acres of the property by February 25, 2020. We are currently unable to estimate when this approval will be obtained, if at all. If approval is obtained, we have also committed to contribute up to $40,000 per approved acre for the development of such vineyards. As provided for in the lease, we will earn additional rent on all of the aforementioned costs, if any, incurred by us.
(9) 
In connection with the acquisition of this property, we executed a 10-year, follow-on lease with a new, unrelated third-party tenant that will commence upon the expiration of the 3-month lease executed on the date of acquisition. The follow-on lease provides for minimum annualized straight-line rents of approximately $630,000, plus a participation rent component based on the gross revenues earned on the farm. In addition, the farm is expected to be converted to organic farmland by 2021.

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(10) 
In connection with this acquisition, we executed a 4-month leaseback agreement with the seller that provides for a fixed rental payment of $250,000. In addition, we also executed a 10-year, follow-on lease with a new tenant that will commence upon the expiration of the 4-month leaseback agreement. The follow-on lease provides for minimum annualized straight-line rents of approximately $372,000, plus a participation rent component based on the gross revenues earned on the farm. In addition, the farm is expected to be converted to organic farmland by 2021.
Existing Properties
Leasing Activity
The following table summarizes the leasing activity that has occurred on our existing properties since July 1, 2019, through the date of this filing (dollars in thousands, except footnotes):
 
 
 
 
PRIOR LEASES
 
NEW LEASES
Farm
Locations
Number
of
Leases
Total
Farm
Acres
 
Total
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(1)
# of Leases
with
Participation
Rents
Lease
Structures
(# of NNN
/ NN)(2)
 
Total
Annualized
Straight-line
Rent(1)
Wtd. Avg.
Term
(Years)
# of Leases
with
Participation
Rents
Lease
Structures
(# of NNN
/ NN)(2)
AZ, CA, FL
6
5,724
 
$
5,246

None
1 / 5
 
$
6,006

7.0
None
0 / 6
(1) 
Annualized straight-line rent is based on the minimum cash rental payments guaranteed under the applicable leases (presented on an annualized basis), as required under GAAP, and excludes contingent rental payments, such as participation rents.
(2) 
“NNN” refers to leases under triple-net lease arrangements, and “NN” refers to leases under partial-net lease arrangements. For a description of each of these types of lease arrangements, see “Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Overview—Leases—General.”
Financing Activity
Debt Activity
Issuer
 
Date of
Issuance
 
Amount
 
Maturity
Date
 
Principal
Amortization
 
Interest Rate Terms(1)
Rabo AgriFinance, LLC
 
7/10/2019
 
$
5,514

 
6/1/2029
 
25.0 years
 
1-Month LIBOR + 1.75%(2)
GreenStone Farm Credit Services
 
7/11/2019
 
1,609

 
8/1/2044
 
25.0 years
 
5.00%, fixed through June 30, 2029 (variable thereafter)
GreenStone Farm Credit Services
 
7/11/2019
 
3,060

 
8/1/2044
 
25.0 years
 
5.00%, fixed through June 30, 2029 (variable thereafter)
Farm Credit West, FLCA
 
7/11/2019
 
5,400

 
5/1/2044
 
24.5 years
 
4.24%, fixed through July 31, 2026 (variable thereafter)
Farm Credit of Central Florida, ACA
 
7/22/2019
 
31,850

 
7/1/2027
 
25.2 years
 
5.05%, fixed throughout term
Farm Credit of Central Florida, ACA
 
7/22/2019
 
5,850

 
7/1/2027
 
None
(interest only)
 
5.05%, fixed throughout term
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company(3)
 
8/16/2019
 
16,500

 
1/5/2029
 
28.6 years
 
3.70%, fixed through January 4, 2027 (variable thereafter)
Farm Credit West, FLCA
 
8/28/2019
 
12,792

 
5/1/2044
 
24.5 years
 
3.84%, fixed through August 31, 2026 (variable thereafter)(4)
American AgCredit, ACA
 
8/29/2019
 
19,254

 
10/1/2039
 
20.0 years
 
3.84%, fixed through August 31, 2029 (variable thereafter)
Rabo Agrifinance, LLC
 
10/16/2019
 
5,739

 
10/1/2029
 
25.0 years
 
1-Month LIBOR + 1.75%(5)
Rabo Agrifinance, LLC
 
10/16/2019
 
3,045

 
10/1/2029
 
25.0 years
 
1-Month LIBOR + 1.75%(5)
Diversified Financial Services, LLC
 
10/17/2019
 
976

 
10/17/2026
 
7.0 years
 
4.75%, fixed throughout term
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company(3)
 
11/1/2019
 
25,500

 
1/5/2029
 
28.6 years
 
3.81%, fixed through January 4, 2027 (variable thereafter)
 
(1) 
Stated rate is before refunded interest, or interest patronage (as described further in Note 4, “Borrowings,” in the accompanying notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements).
(2) 
In connection with this loan, we entered into an interest rate swap agreement in which we agreed to pay a fixed interest rate to our counterparty of 4.04% through June 1, 2029.
(3) 
Loans were issued under the MetLife Credit Facility, as defined in Note 4, “Borrowings,” in the accompanying notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
(4) 
Loan originally issued as a variable-rate loan and was converted to a fixed-rate loan effective September 1, 2019.
(5) 
In connection with each of these loans, we entered into interest rate swap agreements in which we will pay a fixed interest rate to our counterparty of 3.67% through October 1, 2029.
Equity Activity
Series B Preferred Stock
On May 31, 2018, we filed a prospectus supplement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for a continuous public offering of up to 6,000,000 shares of our newly-designated 6.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable

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Preferred Stock (the “Series B Preferred Stock”) at an offering price of $25.00 per share for gross proceeds of up to $150.0 million and expected net proceeds (after deducting dealer-manager fees, selling commissions, and estimated expenses of the offering payable by us) of up to approximately $131.3 million, assuming all shares of the Series B Preferred Stock are sold in the offering. The Series B Preferred Stock is being offered on a continuous, “reasonable best efforts” basis by Gladstone Securities, LLC (“Gladstone Securities”), our dealer-manager for the offering. See Note 6, “Related-Party Transactions—Gladstone Securities—Dealer-Manager Agreement,” within the accompanying notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements for more details on the Dealer-Manager Agreement.
The following table summarizes the sales of our Series B Preferred Stock that occurred since July 1, 2019, through the date of this filing (dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts and footnotes):
Number of Shares Sold
 
No. Of Shares
 
Gross Proceeds
 
Net Proceeds(1)
1,076,357
 
$
24.68

 
$
26,563

 
$
24,218

(1) 
Net of selling commissions and dealer-manager fees borne by us. Aggregate selling commissions and dealer-manager fees paid to Gladstone Securities as a result of these sales was approximately $2.3 million (of which approximately $2.2 million was remitted by Gladstone Securities to unrelated third-parties involved in the offering, such as participating broker-dealers and wholesalers).
The offering of the Series B Preferred Stock will terminate on the date that is the earlier of either June 1, 2023 (unless terminated earlier or extended by our Board of Directors), or on the date on which all 6,000,000 shares offered are sold (the “Termination Date”). There is currently no public market for shares of the Series B Preferred Stock; however, we intend to apply to list the Series B Preferred Stock on Nasdaq or another national securities exchange within one calendar year after the Termination Date, though there can be no assurance that a listing will be achieved in such timeframe, or at all.
Common Stock
Secondary Offering
In June 2019, we completed a public offering of our common stock at a public offering price of $11.73 per share, and in July 2019, the underwriters exercised a portion of the over-allotment offering in connection with the offering (the “June 2019 Offering”). The June 2019 Offering resulted in the issuance of an aggregate of 2,277,297 new shares of common stock (including 277,297 shares issued as a result of the underwriters exercising a portion of their over-allotment option) of our common stock for gross proceeds of approximately $26.7 million and net proceeds (after deducting underwriting discounts and offering expenses borne by us) of approximately $25.4 million.
At-the-Market Program
On August 7, 2015, we entered into equity distribution agreements with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. and Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. (each a “Sales Agent”), under which we may issue and sell, from time to time and through the Sales Agents, shares of our common stock having an aggregate offering price of up to $30.0 million (the “ATM Program”). The following table summarizes the activity under the ATM Program from July 1, 2019, through the date of this filing (dollars in thousands):
Number of Shares Sold
 
No. Of Shares
 
Gross Proceeds
 
Net Proceeds(1)
126,591
 
$
12.01

 
$
1,520

 
$
1,497

(1) 
Net of underwriter commissions and discounts.
LIBOR Transition
The majority of our debt is at fixed rates, and we currently have very limited exposure to variable-rate debt based upon the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”), which is anticipated to be phased out during late 2021. LIBOR is currently expected to transition to a new standard rate, the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”), which will incorporate certain overnight repo market data collected from multiple data sets. The current intent is to adjust the SOFR to minimize the differences between the interest that a borrower would be paying using LIBOR versus what it will be paying SOFR. We are currently monitoring the transition and cannot yet assess whether SOFR will become a standard rate for variable-rate debt. However, as our lines of credit with MetLife are currently based upon one-month LIBOR, we expect we will need to renegotiate this agreement in the future. Assuming that SOFR replaces LIBOR and is appropriately adjusted, we expect the transition to result in a minimal impact to our overall operations.
Our Adviser and Administrator
We are externally managed pursuant to contractual arrangements with our Adviser and our Administrator (both affiliates of ours), which collectively employ all of our personnel and pay their salaries, benefits, and general expenses directly. The investment advisory agreement with our Adviser, as amended from time to time, and the administration agreement with our

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Administrator (the “Administration Agreement”) each became effective February 1, 2013. The advisory agreement with our Adviser that was in effect through June 30, 2019 (the “Prior Advisory Agreement”), was amended on July 9, 2019 (as amended, the “Amended Advisory Agreement”), and was approved unanimously by our board of directors, including our independent directors.
A summary of the Prior Advisory Agreement is provided in Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements included in our Form 10-K, and a summary of the compensation terms for each of the Amended Advisory Agreement and the Administration Agreement is provided in Note 6, “Related-Party Transactions,” within the accompanying notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements.
The Amended Advisory Agreement was revised to exclude preferred equity from both the base management fee and incentive fee calculations, effective beginning with the fee calculations for the three months ended September 30, 2019. We expect this amendment to result in a decrease to our gross base management fee, as the previous base management fee calculation also calculated a fee on preferred equity securities that were not treated as a liability for GAAP purposes, whereas all preferred equity securities (including those treated as temporary or permanent equity for GAAP purposes) will be excluded from the calculation of the base management fee under the Amended Advisory Agreement. In addition, we expect that the potential for our Adviser to earn an incentive fee will be higher in future periods, as an incentive fee was previously earned under the Prior Advisory Agreement when Pre-Incentive Fee FFO (as defined in the Prior Advisory Agreement) exceeded a certain hurdle rate of total equity (as reported on our balance sheet), whereas, under the Amended Advisory Agreement, Pre-Incentive Fee FFO (as defined in the Amended Advisory Agreement) will be compared against total common equity (including common OP Units owned by non-controlling OP Unitholders, but excluding all preferred equity securities).
Critical Accounting Policies
The preparation of our financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) requires management to make judgments that are subjective in nature to make certain estimates and assumptions. Application of these accounting policies involves the exercise of judgment regarding the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties, and, as a result, actual results could materially differ from these estimates. A summary of our significant accounting policies is provided in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements in our Form 10-K. There were no material changes to our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Smaller Reporting Company Status
We currently qualify as a “smaller reporting company” under Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act, which is defined as a company with a public equity float of less than $250 million or less than $100 million in annual revenues for the previous year and no public float. Companies can also qualify as a smaller reporting company if they have annual revenues of less than $100 million for the previous year and a public float of less than $700 million. As a smaller reporting company, we have reduced disclosure requirements for our public filings, including the reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in our periodic reports and proxy statements.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the purposes of the following discussions on certain operating revenues and expenses:
•
With regard to the comparison between the three months ended September 30, 2019 versus 2018:
◦
Same-property basis represents farms owned as of June 30, 2018, and were not vacant at any point during either period presented;
◦
Properties acquired or disposed of are farms that were either acquired or disposed of at any point subsequent to June 30, 2018. From July 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019, we acquired 16 new farms and disposed of one farm; and
◦
Vacant or self-operated properties represent farms that were either vacant (either wholly or partially) at any point during either period presented or operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours (in which case no rental revenue would have been recognized on our consolidated statements of operations). During the three months ended September 30, 2018, we had one farm that was mostly vacant, and one of our farms was leased to Land Advisers during a portion of the period (as revenue from rents owed to us by Land Advisers was eliminated upon consolidation).
•
With regard to the comparison between the nine months ended September 30, 2019 versus 2018:
◦
Same-property basis represents properties owned as of December 31, 2017, and were not vacant at any point during either period presented;

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◦
Properties acquired or disposed of are farms that were either acquired or disposed of at any point subsequent to December 31, 2017. From January 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019, we acquired 18 new farms (including one farm that we acquired without a lease in place and was mostly vacant during a majority of the nine months ended September 30, 2018) and disposed of one farm; and
◦
Vacant or self-operated properties represent farms that were either vacant (either wholly or partially) at any point during either period presented or operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours. We had two farms that were vacant for a portion of the nine months ended September 30, 2019, and one of our farms was leased to Land Advisers during a portion of the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
A comparison of our operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 is below (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed lease payments
$
10,131

 
$
7,124

 
$
3,007

 
42.2%
Variable lease payments - participation rents
848

 
889

 
(41
)
 
(4.6)%
Variable lease payments - tenant reimbursements
33

 
2

 
31

 
1,550.0%
Total lease revenues
11,012

 
8,015

 
2,997

 
37.4%
Other operating revenues
—

 
2

 
(2
)
 
NM
Total operating revenues
11,012

 
8,017

 
2,995

 
37.4%
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
3,419

 
2,374

 
1,045

 
44.0%
Property operating expenses
536

 
621

 
(85
)
 
(13.7)%
Base management and capital gains fees, net of credits
862

 
672

 
190

 
28.3%
Administration fee
311

 
387

 
(76
)
 
(19.6)%
General and administrative expenses
447

 
443

 
4

 
0.9%
Other operating expenses
—

 
175

 
(175
)
 
NM
Total operating expenses, net of credits
5,575

 
4,672

 
903

 
19.3%
Operating income
5,437

 
3,345

 
2,092

 
62.5%
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other income
62

 
1

 
61

 
6,100.0%
Interest expense
(4,401
)
 
(3,082
)
 
(1,319
)
 
42.8%
Dividends declared on Series A Term Preferred Stock
(458
)
 
(458
)
 
—

 
—%
(Loss) gain on dispositions of real estate assets, net
(134
)
 
6,247

 
(6,381
)
 
NM
Property and casualty recovery, net
17

 
—

 
17

 
NM
Loss on write-down of inventory
—

 
(33
)
 
33

 
NM
Total other (expense) income, net
(4,914
)
 
2,675

 
(7,589
)
 
NM
Net income
523

 
6,020

 
(5,497
)
 
(91.3)%
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
(6
)
 
(337
)
 
331

 
(98.2)%
Net income attributable to the Company
517

 
5,683

 
(5,166
)
 
(90.9)%
Dividends declared on Series B Preferred Stock
(1,161
)
 
(90
)
 
(1,071
)
 
1,190.0%
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
$
(644
)
 
$
5,593

 
$
(6,237
)
 
NM
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For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Operating revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lease revenues:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fixed lease payments
$
26,236

 
$
20,427

 
$
5,809

 
28.4%
Variable lease payments - participation rents
874

 
906

 
(32
)
 
(3.5)%
Variable lease payments - tenant reimbursements
93

 
11

 
82

 
745.5%
Total lease revenues
27,203

 
21,344

 
5,859

 
27.5%
Other operating revenues
—

 
7,313

 
(7,313
)
 
NM
Total operating revenues
27,203

 
28,657

 
(1,454
)
 
(5.1)%
Operating expenses:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
8,952

 
6,805

 
2,147

 
31.6%
Property operating expenses
1,939

 
1,381

 
558

 
40.4%
Base management and capital gains fees, net of credits
1,199

 
1,910

 
(711
)
 
(37.2)%
Administration fee
866

 
935

 
(69
)
 
(7.4)%
General and administrative expenses
1,465

 
1,350

 
115

 
8.5%
Other operating expenses
—

 
7,673

 
(7,673
)
 
NM
Total operating expenses, net of credits
14,421

 
20,054

 
(5,633
)
 
(28.1)%
Operating income
12,782

 
8,603

 
4,179

 
48.6%
Other income (expense):
 
 
 
 
 
 

Other income
937

 
324

 
613

 
189.2%
Interest expense
(11,396
)
 
(8,728
)
 
(2,668
)
 
30.6%
Dividends declared on Series A Term Preferred Stock
(1,375
)
 
(1,375
)
 
—

 
—%
(Loss) gain on dispositions of real estate assets, net
(154
)
 
6,247

 
(6,401
)
 
NM
Property and casualty recovery (loss), net
10

 
(129
)
 
139

 
NM
Loss on write-down of inventory
—

 
(1,093
)
 
1,093

 
NM
Total other expense, net
(11,978
)
 
(4,754
)
 
(7,224
)
 
152.0%
Net income
804

 
3,849

 
(3,045
)
 
(79.1)%
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests
(9
)
 
(206
)
 
197

 
(95.6)%
Net income attributable to the Company
795

 
3,643

 
(2,848
)
 
(78.2)%
Dividends declared on Series B Preferred Stock
(2,655
)
 
(92
)
 
(2,563
)
 
2,785.9%
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders
$
(1,860
)
 
$
3,551

 
$
(5,411
)
 
NM
NM = Not Meaningful
Operating Revenues
Lease Revenues
The following table provides a summary of our lease revenues during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):

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For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
$
Change
 
%
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
$
Change
 
%
Change
Same-property basis – fixed rents
$
6,542

 
$
6,488

 
$
54

 
0.8%
 
$
19,103

 
$
18,888

 
$
215

 
1.1%
Same-property basis – participation rents
381

 
889

 
(508
)
 
(57.1)%
 
407

 
906

 
(499
)
 
(55.1)%
Properties acquired or disposed of – fixed rents
3,375

 
528

 
2,847

 
539.2%
 
6,356

 
1,004

 
5,352

 
533.1%
Properties acquired or disposed of – participation rents
467

 
—

 
467

 
—%
 
467

 
—

 
467

 
—%
Vacant or self-operated properties
214

 
108

 
106

 
98.1%
 
777

 
535

 
242

 
45.2%
Tenant reimbursements(1)
33

 
2

 
31

 
1,550.0%
 
93

 
11

 
82

 
745.5%
Total lease revenues
$
11,012

 
$
8,015

 
$
2,997

 
37.4%
 
$
27,203

 
$
21,344

 
$
5,859

 
27.5%
(1) 
Tenant reimbursements represent tenant-reimbursed property operating expenses on certain of our farms, including property taxes, insurance premiums, and other property-related expenses. Corresponding amounts were also recorded as property operating expenses during the respective periods.
Same-property Basis – 2019 compared to 2018
Lease revenues from fixed lease payments increased for each of the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to recent renewals of certain leases at higher rental rates, as well as additional rents earned on recent capital improvements completed on certain of our farms. These increases were partially offset by the renewals of certain other leases, in which we decreased the fixed base rent component in exchange for adding in a participation rent component to the lease structure.
Lease revenues from participation rents decreased for each of the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the timing of when certain information (including harvest and crop sale figures) is made available to us. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded participation rents from three and five farms, respectively, as compared to six and eight farms during the respective prior-year periods. We currently expect to recognize participation rents on the remaining farms with a participation rent component during the three months ending December 31, 2019.
Other – 2019 compared to 2018
Lease revenues from both fixed rents and participation rents increased for each of the three- and nine-month periods, primarily due to additional revenues earned on new farms acquired subsequent to December 31, 2017, partially offset by the loss of revenue from a farm that was sold in July 2018.
Lease revenues from vacant or self-operated properties increased for each of the three- and nine-month periods, primarily due to the revenues earned during 2019 on farms that were either vacant or operated by Land Advisers during a portion of 2018. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, this increase was partially offset by lost revenues from two farms that were vacant for a portion of the current-year period.
The increase in tenant reimbursements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods, was due to additional contractual reimbursements of property taxes on certain of our farms.
Other Operating Revenues:
Other operating revenues primarily represent revenue earned from sales of harvested crops on a farm that was operated by Land Advisers from October 17, 2017, until July 31, 2018, at which time the farm was leased to a new, unrelated third-party tenant under a 10-year lease.
Operating Expenses
Depreciation and Amortization
The following table provides a summary of the depreciation and amortization expense recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):


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For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
$
Change
 
%
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
$
Change
 
%
Change
Same-property basis
$
2,370

 
$
2,238

 
$
132

 
5.9%
 
$
7,085

 
$
6,476

 
$
609

 
9.4%
Properties acquired or disposed of
991

 
78

 
913

 
1,170.5%
 
1,693

 
157

 
1,536

 
978.3%
Vacant or self-operated properties
58

 
58

 
—

 
—%
 
174

 
172

 
2

 
1.2%
Total depreciation and amortization
$
3,419

 
$
2,374

 
$
1,045

 
44.0%
 
$
8,952

 
$
6,805

 
$
2,147

 
31.6%
Depreciation and amortization expense on a same-property basis increased for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods, primarily as a result of additional depreciation on site improvements completed on certain properties subsequent to December 31, 2017, partially offset by the expiration of certain lease intangible amortization periods subsequent to December 31, 2017. Depreciation and amortization expense on properties acquired or disposed of increased for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods, primarily due to the additional depreciation and amortization expense incurred on the new farms acquired subsequent to December 31, 2017. Depreciation and amortization expense from vacant or self-operated properties remained relatively flat for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods.
Property-operating Expenses
Property operating expenses consist primarily of real estate taxes, repair and maintenance expense, insurance premiums, and other miscellaneous operating expenses paid for certain of our properties. In addition, from approximately July 2018 through June 2019, we incurred additional expenses related to temporary generator rental costs to power newly-drilled wells on one of our properties. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, these wells were connected to permanent power sources, and the generator rentals were no longer needed. The following table provides a summary of the property-operating expenses recorded during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
$
Change
 
%
Change
 
2019
 
2018
 
$
Change
 
%
Change
Same-property basis
$
372

 
$
589

 
$
(217
)
 
(36.8)%
 
$
1,613

 
$
1,274

 
$
339

 
26.6%
Properties acquired or disposed of
61

 
16

 
45

 
281.3%
 
178

 
29

 
149

 
513.8%
Vacant or self-operated properties
70

 
14

 
56

 
400.0%
 
55

 
67

 
(12
)
 
(17.9)%
Tenant-reimbursed property operating expenses(1)
33

 
2

 
31

 
1,550.0%
 
93

 
11

 
82

 
745.5%
Total property-operating expenses
$
536

 
$
621

 
$
(85
)
 
(13.7)%
 
$
1,939

 
$
1,381

 
$
558

 
40.4%
(1) 
Represents certain operating expenses (property taxes, insurance premiums, and other property-related expenses) paid by us that, per the respective leases, are required to be reimbursed to us by the tenant. Corresponding amounts were also recorded as lease revenues during the respective periods.
Same-property Basis – 2019 compared to 2018
For the three months ended September 30, 2019, property operating expenses on a same-property basis decreased, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily driven by a decrease in costs incurred for the above-referenced generator rentals. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, property-operating expenses on a same-property basis increased, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to an increase in generator rental costs, as well as incurring additional expenses related to obtaining certain permits on one of our California properties.
Other – 2019 compared to 2018
Property operating expenses on properties acquired or disposed of increased for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods, primarily due to additional miscellaneous property-operating expenses incurred on certain of the new farms we acquired subsequent to December 31, 2017. Property operating expenses on vacant or self-operated properties increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to increases in property tax assessments on a farm that was vacant during a portion of 2018. Property operating expenses on vacant or self-operated properties decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to the farm that was operated by Land Advisers during a portion of 2018 being leased to an unrelated third-party tenant under a triple-net lease agreement during the entirety of 2019. The increase in tenant-reimbursed property operating expenses for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods, was due to additional property taxes paid by us on certain of our properties, for which the tenants are contractually obligated to reimburse us per the respective leases.

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Related-Party Fees
The base management and incentive fees due to our Adviser, net of any credits, increased for the three months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to additional common equity raised, and decreased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, primarily due to increased fee credits during the current-year period, as compared to the respective prior-year periods.
For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, the gross base management fee increased by approximately $172,000 and $639,000, respectively, as compared to the respective prior-year periods, primarily due to additional common equity raised since January 1, 2018, partially offset (for the three months ended September 30, 2019, only) by a change in the calculation of the base management fee pursuant to the Amended Advisory Agreement. From January 1, 2018, through September 30, 2019, we have raised approximately $148.9 million of aggregate net proceeds (net of both direct costs and allocated indirect costs and net of redemptions) through sales of our Series B Preferred Stock, follow-on common stock offerings, and our ATM Program, all of which increased the base on which the base management fee was calculated through June 30, 2019. Effective with the three months ended September 30, 2019, the base management fee calculation was amended to exclude all preferred securities (including our Series B Preferred Stock). See Note 6, “Related-Party Transactions—Our Adviser and Administrator—Amended Advisory Agreement,” in the accompanying notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion on the Amended Advisory Agreement. In addition, our Adviser granted us non-contractual, unconditional, and irrevocable waivers to be applied against the base management fee of approximately $0 and $1.5 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and approximately $18,000 and $192,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.
Our Adviser also earned a capital gains fee of approximately $778,000 during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, as a result of the gain recognized on the sale of one of our farms in Oregon during the three months ended September 30, 2018. However, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, our Adviser elected to credit the full amount of the capital gains fee back to us via a non-contractual, unconditional, and irrevocable waiver.
The administration fee paid to our Administrator decreased for the each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods, primarily due to us using a lower share of our Administrator’s resources in relation to those used by other funds and affiliated companies serviced by our Administrator.
Other Operating Expenses
General and administrative expenses consist primarily of professional fees, director fees, stockholder-related expenses, overhead insurance, acquisition-related costs for investments no longer being pursued, and other miscellaneous expenses. General and administrative expenses remained relatively flat for the three months ended September 30, 2019, and increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was primarily driven by higher professional fees (specifically, increased auditing and accounting-related expenses), partially offset by decreases in acquisition-related costs expensed and bad debt expense.
Other operating expenses represent the portion of growing costs, harvesting and selling costs, and certain overhead costs allocated to the costs of crops sold on a farm that was operated by Land Advisers from October 17, 2017, until July 31, 2018. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we allocated approximately $175,000 and $7.7 million, respectively, of costs to the crops sold during the respective periods (excluding the allocation of fees earned by our Adviser from Land Advisers of approximately $15,000 and $176,000, respectively). Additionally, our Adviser granted Land Advisers a non-contractual, unconditional, and irrevocable waiver of approximately $16,000 and $190,000, respectively, to be applied against a portion of the fees incurred by our Adviser on behalf of Land Advisers pursuant to the TRS Expense Sharing Agreement. Effective August 1, 2018, the farm was leased to a new, unrelated third-party tenant under a 10-year lease.
Other Income (Expense)
Other income, which generally consists of interest patronage received from Farm Credit (as defined in Note 4, “Borrowings,” in the accompanying notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements) and interest earned on short-term investments, increased for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods. The increase for the three months ended September 30, 2019, was driven by a commission rebate received in connection with a property acquired during the period and, through July 31, 2019, contractual payments received from a potential buyer of one of our farms pursuant to a reinstated sale agreement to keep the purchase option open (which amounts were nonrefundable and were recognized as income upon receipt). This sale agreement was terminated in August 2019. The increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, was primarily driven by additional interest patronage received from Farm Credit (due to increased borrowings from Farm Credit). During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded approximately $700,000 of interest patronage from Farm Credit related to interest accrued during 2018, compared to approximately $323,000 of interest patronage recorded during the prior-year period. The receipt of interest patronage received from Farm Credit during

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2019 resulted in a 21.2% decrease (approximately 95 basis points) to our effective interest rate on our aggregate borrowings from Farm Credit during the year ended December 31, 2018. In addition, during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recognized $110,000 of income as a result of accumulated deferred revenue related to a sale agreement for one of our farms that was terminated. Payments received from the potential buyer of the farm were initially deferred and were recognized as income upon termination of the agreement.
Interest expense increased for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the respective prior-year periods, primarily due to increased overall borrowings. The weighted-average principal balance of our aggregate borrowings (excluding our Series A Term Preferred Stock) outstanding for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, was approximately $420.9 million and $367.7 million, respectively, as compared to approximately $312.5 million and $304.7 million for the respective prior-year periods. Including interest patronage received on certain of our Farm Credit borrowings, the overall effective interest rate charged on our aggregate borrowings (excluding the impact of debt issuance costs) was 4.03% and 3.71% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, as compared to 3.76% and 3.49% for the respective prior-year periods.
During each of three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we paid aggregate distributions on our Series A Term Preferred Stock (which distributions are treated similar to interest expense) of approximately $458,000 and $1.4 million, respectively. The same amounts were paid in each of the respective prior-year periods.
During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded a net loss, primarily related to the disposal of certain irrigation improvements on two of our farms. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, we recorded a net capital gain, primarily driven by a sale of one of our farms in Oregon.
The net property and casualty recoveries (losses) recorded during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, and during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, related to natural disasters that damaged certain irrigation improvements on two of our properties and the insurance recoveries received related to the damaged improvements. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we estimated the aggregate carrying value of the damaged improvements to be approximately $74,000. In addition, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we received insurance recoveries of approximately $17,000 and $84,000, respectively, which resulted in net property and casualty recoveries of approximately $17,000 and $10,000 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. For the loss incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2018, we estimated the aggregate carrying value of the damaged improvements to be approximately $129,000, and we recognized the write-down in the carrying value of the assets as a property and casualty loss during the nine months ended September 30, 2018.
The loss on write-down of crop inventory recorded during each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, was the result of unsold crops grown on the farm operated by Land Advisers. Due to certain market conditions during 2018, we were unable to sell all of the crops and therefore assessed their market value to be zero. Accordingly, we wrote down the cost of crop inventory to its estimated market value of zero and recorded a loss during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Overview
Our current short- and long-term sources of funds include cash and cash equivalents, cash flows from operations, borrowings (including the undrawn commitments available under the MetLife Facility, as defined below under “—Debt Capital”), and issuances of additional equity securities. Our current available liquidity is approximately $13.4 million, consisting of approximately $3.1 million in cash on hand and, based on the current level of collateral pledged, approximately $10.3 million of availability under the MetLife Facility (subject to compliance with covenants).
Future Capital Needs
Our short- and long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of making distributions to stockholders (including to non-controlling OP Unitholders, if any) to maintain our qualification as a REIT, funding our general operating costs, making principal and interest payments on outstanding borrowings, making dividend payments on our Series A Term Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, and, as capital is available, funding new farmland and farm-related acquisitions consistent with our investment strategy.
We believe that our current and short-term cash resources will be sufficient to fund our distributions to stockholders (including non-controlling OP Unitholders), service our debt, pay dividends on our Series A Term Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, and fund our current operating costs in the near term. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements through various sources of capital, including future equity issuances (including, but not limited to, shares of common stock through our

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ATM Program, OP Units through our Operating Partnership as consideration for future acquisitions, and shares of our Series B Preferred Stock), long-term mortgage indebtedness and bond issuances, and other secured and unsecured borrowings.
We intend to use a significant portion of any current and future available liquidity to purchase additional farms and farm-related facilities. We continue to actively seek and evaluate acquisitions of additional farms and farm-related facilities that satisfy our investment criteria, and our pipeline of potential acquisitions remains healthy. We have several properties under signed purchase and sale agreements or non-binding letters of intent that we hope to consummate during the remainder 2019 or in early 2020. We also have many other properties that are in various other stages of our due diligence process. However, all potential acquisitions will be subject to our due diligence investigation of such properties, and there can be no assurance that we will be successful in identifying or acquiring any properties in the future.
Cash Flow Resources
The following table summarizes total net cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollars in thousands):
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
 
 
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
$ Change
 
% Change
Net change in cash from:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Operating activities
$
13,902

 
$
8,044

 
$
5,858

 
72.8
%
Investing activities
(209,950
)
 
(48,592
)
 
(161,358
)
 
332.1
%
Financing activities
185,310

 
40,539

 
144,771

 
357.1
%
Net change in Cash and cash equivalents
$
(10,738
)
 
$
(9
)
 
$
(10,729
)
 
119,211.1
%
Operating Activities
The majority of cash from operating activities is generated from the rental payments we receive from our tenants, which is first used to fund our property-level operating expenses, with any excess cash being primarily used for principal and interest payments on our borrowings, management fees to our Adviser, administrative fees to our Administrator, and other corporate-level expenses. Cash provided by operating activities increased for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, primarily due to additional rental payments received from recent acquisitions, partially offset by increased property operating expenses (driven by temporary generator rental costs for newly-drilled wells on one of our properties) incurred during the nine months ended September 30, 2019.
Investing Activities
The increase in cash used in investing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, was primarily due to an increase in aggregate cash paid for acquisitions of new farms and capital improvements on existing farms during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, which was approximately $161.0 million more than the prior-year period.
Financing Activities
The increase in cash provided by financing activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to the prior-year period, was primarily due to increases in net borrowings of approximately $101.2 million and net cash proceeds from equity issuances (including the Series B Preferred Stock and common stock) of approximately $47.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019, as compared to that of the prior-year period.
Debt Capital
MetLife
As amended on December 15, 2017, our facility with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (“MetLife”) consists of a total of $200.0 million of term notes and $75.0 million of revolving equity lines of credit (the “MetLife Facility”). In aggregate, we currently have approximately $163.9 million outstanding under the term notes that bears interest at a blended fixed rate of 3.46% per annum (which rate is fixed until January 5, 2027) and $12.7 million outstanding under the lines of credit that currently bears interest at a weighted-average rate of 4.03% (which rates are variable). While approximately $83.8 million of the full commitment amount under the MetLife Facility remains undrawn (including amortizing principal payments made on the term notes), based on the level of collateral pledged, we currently have approximately $10.3 million of availability under the MetLife Facility. In addition, we are currently in discussions with MetLife to extend the draw period applicable to the term

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notes under the facility, which is currently scheduled to expire on December 31, 2019, though we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so on terms favorable to us, or at all.
Farmer Mac
As amended on June 16, 2016, our agreement with Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (“Farmer Mac”) provided for bond issuances up to an aggregate amount of $125.0 million (the “Farmer Mac Facility”) by December 11, 2018, after which Farmer Mac had the option to be relieved of its obligation to purchase additional bonds under this facility. As of December 11, 2018, we had issued aggregate bonds of approximately $108.7 million under the Farmer Mac Facility, and Farmer Mac is not obligated to purchase the remaining unissued bonds. We are currently in discussions with Farmer Mac to both expand the size of the facility and extend the borrowing period; however, there is no guarantee that we will be able to reach terms favorable to us, if at all. We currently have $90.4 million of bonds outstanding under the facility that bear interest at a weighted-average interest rate of 3.55% (which rates are fixed throughout the bonds’ respective terms) and have a weighted-average maturity date of November 2022.
Farm Credit
Since September 2014, we have closed on 30 separate loans with 10 different Farm Credit associations (for additional information, see Note 4, “Borrowings,” in the accompanying notes to our condensed consolidated financial statements) for an aggregate amount of approximately $194.0 million (the “Farm Credit Notes Payable”). We currently have approximately $182.6 million outstanding under the Farm Credit Notes Payable that bear interest at an expected weighted-average effective interest rate (net of expected interest patronage) of 3.73% (which rates are fixed, on a weighted-average basis, until May 2026) and have a weighted-average maturity date of February 2036. While we do not have any additional availability under any of our Farm Credit programs based on the properties currently pledged as collateral, we expect to enter into additional borrowing agreements with existing and new Farm Credit associations in connection with certain potential new acquisitions in the future.
Equity Capital
The following table provides information on equity sales that have occurred since January 1, 2019, through the date of this filing (dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts):
Type of Issuance
 
Number of
Shares Sold
 
Weighted-average
Offering Price
Per Share
 
Gross Proceeds
 
Net Proceeds(1)
Series B Preferred Stock(2)
 
2,575,432
 
$
24.70

 
$
63,605

 
$
57,947

Common Stock – Secondary Offering(3)
 
2,277,297
 
11.73

 
26,713

 
25,510

Common Stock – ATM Program
 
197,142
 
12.24

 
2,413

 
2,377

(1) 
Net of selling commissions and dealer-manager fees or underwriting discounts (in each case, as applicable).
(2) 
Exclusive of redemptions.
(3) 
Includes the underwriters’ exercise of a portion of the over-allotment option.
Our 2017 Registration Statement (as defined in Note 8, “Equity—Registration Statement”) permits us to issue up to an aggregate of $300.0 million in securities (including approximately $29.3 million originally reserved for issuance under our ATM Program and up to $150.0 million reserved for issuance of shares of the Series B Preferred Stock), consisting of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt securities, depository shares, subscription rights, and units, including through separate, concurrent offerings of two or more of such securities. To date, we have issued approximately $96.6 million of common stock and approximately $91.7 million of Series B Preferred Stock under the 2017 Registration Statement.
In addition, we have the ability to, and expect to in the future, issue additional OP Units to third parties as consideration in future property acquisitions.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
As of September 30, 2019, we did not have any material off-balance sheet arrangements.
NON-GAAP FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Funds from Operations, Core Funds from Operations and Adjusted Funds from Operations
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historically has not depreciated on the same basis as determined under GAAP. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, is net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales of property and impairment losses on property, plus depreciation and amortization of real estate assets, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We further present core FFO (“CFFO”) and adjusted FFO (“AFFO”) as additional non-GAAP financial measures of our operational performance, as we believe both CFFO and AFFO improve comparability on a period-over-period basis and are more useful supplemental metrics for investors to use in assessing our operational performance on a more sustainable basis than FFO. We believe that these additional performance metrics provide investors with additional insight to how management measures our ongoing performance, as each of CFFO and AFFO (and their respective per-share amounts) are used by management and our board of directors, as appropriate, in assessing overall performance, as well as in certain decision-making analysis, including, but not limited to, the timing of acquisitions and potential equity raises (and the type of securities to offer in any such equity raises), the determination of any fee credits, and declarations of distributions on our common stock. We believe that net income is the most directly-comparable GAAP measure to each of FFO, CFFO, and AFFO.
Specifically, we believe that FFO is helpful to investors in better understanding our operating performance, primarily because its calculation excludes depreciation and amortization expense on real estate assets, as we believe that GAAP historical cost depreciation of real estate assets is generally not correlated with changes in the value of those assets, particularly with farmland real estate, the value of which does not diminish in a predictable manner over time, as historical cost depreciation implies. Further, we believe that CFFO and AFFO are helpful in understanding our operating performance in that it removes certain items that, by their nature, are not comparable on a period-over-period basis and therefore tend to obscure actual operating performance. In addition, we believe that providing CFFO and AFFO as additional performance metrics allows investors to gauge our overall performance in a manner that is more similar to how our performance is measured by management (including their respective per-share amounts), as well as by analysts and the overall investment community.
We calculate CFFO by adjusting FFO for the following items:
 
•
Acquisition- and disposition-related expenses. Acquisition- and disposition-related expenses (including due diligence costs on acquisitions not consummated and certain auditing and accounting fees incurred directly related to completed acquisitions or dispositions) are incurred for investment purposes and do not correlate with the ongoing operations of our existing portfolio. Further, certain auditing and accounting fees incurred vary depending on the number and complexity of acquisitions or dispositions completed during a period. Due to the inconsistency in which these costs are incurred and how they have historically been treated for accounting purposes, we believe the exclusion of these expenses improves comparability of our operating results on a period-to-period basis.
Other adjustments. We will adjust for certain non-recurring charges and receipts and will explain such adjustments accordingly. During the three months ended June 30, 2018, we modified our definitions of CFFO and AFFO to exclude the net incremental impact of the farming operations conducted through Land Advisers, as we do not anticipate this to be an ongoing aspect of our core operations. As such, we believe the exclusion of these amounts improves comparability of our operating results on a period-to-period basis and will apply the same modified definitions of CFFO and AFFO for all prior-year periods presented to provide consistency and better comparability.
Further, we calculate AFFO by adjusting CFFO for the following items:
 
•
Rent adjustments. This adjustment removes the effects of straight-lining rental income, as well as the amortization related to above-market lease values and lease incentives and accretion related to below-market lease values, other deferred revenue, and tenant improvements, resulting in rental income reflected on a modified accrual cash basis. In addition to these adjustments, we also modify the calculation of cash rents within our definition of AFFO to provide greater consistency and comparability due to the period-to-period volatility in which cash rents are received. To coincide with our tenants’ harvest seasons, our leases typically provide for cash rents to be paid at various points throughout the lease year, usually annually or semi-annually. As a result, cash rents received during a particular period may not necessarily be comparable to other periods or represent the cash rents indicative of a given lease year. Therefore, we further adjust AFFO to normalize the cash rent received pertaining to a lease year over that respective lease year on a straight-line basis, resulting in cash rent being recognized ratably over the period in which the cash rent is earned.
•
Amortization of debt issuance costs. The amortization of costs incurred to obtain financing is excluded from AFFO, as it is a non-cash expense item that is not directly related to the operating performance of our properties.
We believe the foregoing adjustments aid our investors’ understanding of our ongoing operational performance.
FFO, CFFO and AFFO do not represent cash flows from operating activities in accordance with GAAP, which, unlike FFO, CFFO, and AFFO, generally reflects all cash effects of transactions and other events in the determination of net income, and should not be considered an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance or to cash flows from operations as a

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measure of liquidity or ability to make distributions. Comparisons of FFO, CFFO, and AFFO, using the NAREIT definition for


FFO and the definitions above for CFFO and AFFO, to similarly-titled measures for other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to possible differences in the definitions used by such REITs.
Diluted funds from operations (“Diluted FFO”), diluted core funds from operations (“Diluted CFFO”), and diluted adjusted funds from operations (“Diluted AFFO”) per share are FFO, CFFO, and AFFO, respectively, divided by the weighted-average number of total shares (including shares of our common stock and OP Units held by non-controlling limited partners) outstanding on a fully-diluted basis during a period. We believe that diluted earnings per share is the most directly-comparable GAAP measure to each of Diluted FFO, CFFO, and AFFO per share. Because many REITs provide Diluted FFO, CFFO, and AFFO per share information to the investment community, we believe these are useful supplemental measures when comparing us to other REITs.
We believe that FFO, CFFO, and AFFO and Diluted FFO, CFFO, and AFFO per share are useful to investors because they provide investors with a further context for evaluating our FFO, CFFO, and AFFO results in the same manner that investors use net income and EPS in evaluating net income.
The following table provides a reconciliation of our FFO, CFFO, and AFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 to the most directly-comparable GAAP measure, net income, and a computation of diluted FFO, CFFO, and AFFO per share, using the weighted-average number of total shares (including shares of our common stock and OP Units held by non-controlling limited partners) outstanding during the respective periods (dollars in thousands, except per-share amounts):
 
For the Three Months Ended September 30,
 
For the Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Net income
$
523

 
$
6,020

 
$
804

 
$
3,849

Less: Dividends declared on Series B Preferred Stock
(1,161
)
 
(90
)
 
(2,655
)
 
(92
)
Net (loss) income available to common stockholders and OP Unitholders
(638
)
 
5,930

 
(1,851
)
 
3,757

Plus: Real estate and intangible depreciation and amortization
3,419

 
2,374

 
8,952

 
6,805

Plus (less): Losses (gains) on dispositions of real estate assets, net
134

 
(6,247
)
 
154

 
(6,247
)
FFO available to common stockholders and OP Unitholders
2,915

 
2,057

 
7,255

 
4,315

Plus: Acquisition- and disposition-related expenses
119

 
70

 
272

 
227

(Less) plus: Other (receipts) charges, net(1)
(11
)
 
315

 
(2
)
 
1,717

CFFO available to common stockholders and OP Unitholders
3,023

 
2,442

 
7,525

 
6,259

Net rent adjustment
(226
)
 
(164
)
 
(265
)
 
(578
)
Plus: Amortization of debt issuance costs
161

 
145

 
461

 
434

AFFO available to common stockholders and OP Unitholders
2,958

 
2,423

 
7,721

 
6,115

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Weighted-average common stock outstanding—basic and diluted
20,763,615

 
16,057,957

 
19,154,744

 
15,181,760

Weighted-average common OP Units outstanding(2)
222,494

 
683,527

 
217,857

 
857,041

Weighted-average total common shares outstanding
20,986,109

 
16,741,484

 
19,372,601

 
16,038,801

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Diluted FFO per weighted-average total common share
$
0.14

 
$
0.12

 
$
0.37

 
$
0.27

Diluted CFFO per weighted-average total common share
$
0.14

 
$
0.15

 
$
0.39

 
$
0.39

Diluted AFFO per weighted-average total common share
$
0.14

 
$
0.14

 
$
0.40

 
$
0.38

(1) 
Consists of net property and casualty (recoveries) losses recorded and the cost of related repairs expensed during each period as a result of the damage and, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, only, the net impact of the Incremental TRS Operations.
(2) 
Represents OP Units held by unrelated third parties during the respective periods.
Net Asset Value
Real estate companies are required to record real estate using the historical cost basis of the real estate, adjusted for accumulated depreciation and amortization, and, as a result, the carrying value of the real estate does not typically change as the fair value of the assets change. Thus, one challenge is determining the fair value of the real estate in order to allow stockholders to see the value of the real estate increase or decrease over time, which we believe is useful to our investors.
Determination of Fair Value
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meetings, the Board of Directors receives written valuation recommendations and supporting materials that are provided by professionals of the Adviser and Administrator, with oversight and direction from the chief valuation officer, who is also employed by the Administrator (collectively, the “Valuation Team”); (ii) the valuation committee of the Board of Directors (the “Valuation Committee”), which is comprised entirely of independent directors, meets to review the valuation recommendations and supporting materials; and (iii) after the Valuation Committee concludes its meeting, it and the chief valuation officer present the Valuation Committee’s findings to the entire Board of Directors so that the full Board of Directors may review and approve the fair values of our properties in accordance with the Valuation Policy. Further, on a quarterly basis, the Board of Directors reviews the Valuation Policy to determine if changes thereto are advisable and also reviews whether the Valuation Team has applied the Valuation Policy consistently.
Per the Valuation Policy, our valuations are generally derived based on the following:
•
For properties acquired within 12 months prior to the date of valuation, the purchase price of the property will generally be used as the current fair value unless overriding factors apply. In situations where OP Units are issued as partial or whole consideration in connection with the acquisition of a property, the fair value of the property will generally be the lower of: (i) the agreed-upon purchase price between the seller and the buyer (as shown in the purchase and sale agreement or contribution agreement and using the agreed-upon pricing of the OP Units, if applicable), or (ii) the value as determined by an independent, third-party appraiser.
•
For real estate we acquired more than one year prior to the date of valuation, we determine the fair value either by relying on estimates provided by independent, third-party appraisers or through an internal valuation process. In addition, if significant capital improvements take place on a property, we will typically have those properties reappraised upon completion of the project by an independent, third-party appraiser. In any case, we intend to have each property valued by an independent, third-party appraiser via a full appraisal at least once every three years, with interim values generally being determined by either: (i) a restricted appraisal (a “desk appraisal”) performed by an independent, third-party appraiser, or (ii) our internal valuation process.
Various methodologies were used, both by the appraisers and in our internal valuations, to determine the fair value of our real estate, including the sales comparison, income capitalization (or a discounted cash flow analysis), and cost approaches of valuation. In performing their analyses, the appraisers typically (i) conducted site visits to the properties (where full appraisals were performed), (ii) discussed each property with our Adviser and reviewed property-level information, including, but not limited to, property operating data, prior appraisals (as available), existing lease agreements, farm acreage, location, access to water and water rights, potential for future development, and other property-level information, and (iii) reviewed information from a variety of sources about regional market conditions applicable to each of our properties, including, but not limited to, recent sale prices of comparable farmland, market rents for similar farmland, estimated marketing and exposure time, market capitalization rates, and the current economic environment, among others. In performing our internal valuations, we will consider the most recent appraisal available and use similar methodologies in determining an updated fair value. We will also obtain updated market data related to the property, such as updated sales and market rent comparisons and market capitalization rates, and perform an updated assessment of the tenants’ credit risk profiles, among others. Sources of this data may come from market inputs from recent acquisitions of our own portfolio of real estate, recent appraisals of properties we own that are similar in nature and in the same region (as applicable) as the property being valued, market conditions and trends we observe in our due diligence process, and conversations with appraisers, brokers, and farmers.
A breakdown of the methodologies used to value our properties and the aggregate value as of September 30, 2019, determined by each method is shown in the table below (dollars in thousands, except in footnotes):
Valuation Method
 
Number of
Farms
 
Total
Acres
 
Farm
Acres
 
Net Cost
Basis(1)
 
Current
Fair Value
 
% of Total
Fair Value
Purchase Price
 
15
 
13,760
 
11,400
 
$
240,845

 
$
240,823

  
29.2%
Third-party Appraisal(2)
 
82
 
67,826
 
53,844
 
502,564

 
583,683

  
70.8%
Total
 
97
 
81,586
 
65,244
 
$
743,409

 
$
824,506

  
100.0%
(1) 
Consists of the initial acquisition price (including the costs allocated to both tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed), plus subsequent improvements and other capitalized costs paid for by us that were associated with the properties, and adjusted for accumulated depreciation and amortization.
(2) 
Appraisals performed between November 2018 and October 2019.
Some of the significant assumptions used by appraisers and the Valuation Team in valuing our portfolio as of September 30, 2019, include land values per farmable acre, market rental rates per farmable acre and the resulting net operating income (“NOI”) at the property level, and capitalization rates, among others. These assumptions were applied on a farm-by-farm basis and were selected based on several factors, including comparable land sales, surveys of both existing and current market rates, discussions with other brokers and farmers, soil quality, size, location, and other factors deemed appropriate. A summary of these significant assumptions is provided in the following table:

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Range
(Low - High)
 
Weighted
Average
Land Value (per farmable acre)
 
$680 – $87,500
 
$
31,411

Market NOI (per farmable acre)
 
$250 – $4,600
 
$
2,997

Market Capitalization Rate
 
3.75% – 8.25%
 
4.29%
Note: Figures in the table above apply only to the farmland portion of our portfolio and exclude assumptions made relating to farm-related property (e.g., cooling facilities), and other structures on our properties (e.g., residential housing), as their aggregate value was considered to be insignificant in relation to that of the farmland.
Our Valuation Team reviews the appraisals, including the significant assumptions and inputs used in determining the appraised values, and considers any developments that may have occurred since the time the appraisals were performed. Developments considered that may have an impact on the fair value of our real estate include, but are not limited to, changes in tenant credit profiles, changes in lease terms (such as expirations and notices of non-renewals or to vacate), and potential asset sales (particularly those at prices different from the appraised values of our properties).
Management believes that the purchase prices of the farms acquired during the previous 12 months and the most recent appraisals available for the farms acquired prior to the previous 12 months fairly represent the current market values of the properties as of September 30, 2019, and, accordingly, did not make any adjustment to these values.
A quarterly roll-forward of the change in our portfolio value for the three months ended September 30, 2019, from the prior value basis as of June 30, 2019, is provided in the table below (dollars in thousands):
Total portfolio fair value as of June 30, 2019
 
$
667,506

Plus: Acquisition of seven new farms during the three months ended September 30, 2019
 
153,320

Plus net value appreciation during the three months ended September 30, 2019:
 
 
22 farms valued via third-party appraisals
$
3,680

 
Total net appreciation for the three months ended September 30, 2019
 
3,680

Total portfolio fair value as of September 30, 2019
 
$
824,506

Management also determined fair values of all of its long-term borrowings and preferred stock. Using a discounted cash flow analysis, management determined that the fair value of all long-term encumbrances on our properties as of September 30, 2019, was approximately $454.5 million, as compared to a carrying value (excluding unamortized related debt issuance costs) of approximately $450.8 million. In addition, using the closing stock price as of September 30, 2019, the fair value of the Series A Term Preferred stock was determined to be approximately $29.6 million, as compared to a carrying value (excluding unamortized related issuance costs) of approximately $28.8 million. Finally, pursuant to Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Rule 2310(b)(5), with the assistance of a third-party valuation expert, we determined the estimated value of our Series B Preferred Stock to be $25.00 per share as of September 30, 2019 (see Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 10-Q).
Calculation of Estimated Net Asset Value
To provide our stockholders with an estimate of the fair value of our real estate assets, we intend to estimate the fair value of our farms and farm-related properties and provide an estimated net asset value (“NAV”) on a quarterly basis. NAV is a non-GAAP, supplemental measure of financial position of an equity REIT and is calculated as total equity, adjusted for the increase or decrease in fair value of our real estate assets and long-term borrowings (including any preferred stock required to be treated as debt for GAAP purposes) relative to their respective costs bases. Further, we calculate NAV per common share by dividing NAV by our total common shares outstanding (consisting of our common stock and OP Units held by non-controlling limited partners).
The fair values presented above and their usage in the calculation of net asset value per share presented below have been prepared by and is the responsibility of management. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has neither examined, compiled, nor performed any procedures with respect to the fair values or the calculation of net asset value per common share, which utilizes information that is not disclosed within the financial statements, and, accordingly, does not express an opinion or any other form of assurance with respect thereto.
As of September 30, 2019, we estimate the NAV per common share to be $11.49. A reconciliation of NAV to total equity, which we believe is the most directly-comparable GAAP measure, is provided below (dollars in thousands, except per-share data):

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Total equity per balance sheet
 
 
 
$
253,290

Fair value adjustment for long-term assets:
 
 
 
 
Less: net cost basis of tangible and intangible real estate holdings(1)
 
$
(743,409
)
 
 
Plus: estimated fair value of real estate holdings(2)
 
824,506

 
 
Net fair value adjustment for real estate holdings
 
 
 
81,097

Fair value adjustment for long-term liabilities:
 
 
 
 
Plus: book value of aggregate long-term indebtedness(3)
 
479,589

 
 
Less: fair value of aggregate long-term indebtedness(3)(4)
 
(484,100
)
 
 
Net fair value adjustment for long-term indebtedness
 
 
 
(4,511
)
Estimated NAV
 
 
 
329,876

Less: fair value of Series B Preferred Stock(5)
 
 
 
(86,638
)
Estimated NAV available to common stockholders and OP Unitholders
 
 
 
$
243,238

Total common shares and OP Units outstanding(6)
 
 
 
21,176,378

Estimated NAV per common share and OP Unit
 
 
 
$
11.49

(1) 
Per Net Cost Basis as presented in the table above.
(2) 
Per Current Fair Value as presented in the table above.
(3) 
Includes the principal balances outstanding of all long-term borrowings (consisting of notes and bonds payable) and the Series A Term Preferred Stock.
(4) 
Long-term notes and bonds payable were valued using a discounted cash flow model. The Series A Term Preferred Stock was valued based on its closing stock price as of September 30, 2019.
(5) 
Valued at the security’s liquidation value, as discussed above.
(6) 
Includes 20,888,075 shares of common stock and 288,303 OP Units held by non-controlling limited partners.
A quarterly roll-forward in the estimated NAV per common share for the three months ended September 30, 2019, is provided below
Estimated NAV per common share as of June 30, 2019
 
 
 
$
11.61

Less net loss available to common stockholders and OP Unitholders
 
 
 
(0.03
)
Plus net change in valuations:
 
 
 
 
Net change in unrealized fair value of farmland portfolio(1)
 
$
0.18

 
 
Net change in unrealized fair value of long-term indebtedness
 
(0.01
)
 
 
Net change in valuations
 
 
 
0.17

Less distributions
 
 
 
(0.13
)
Less dilutive effect of equity issuances
 
 
 
(0.13
)
Estimated NAV per common share as of September 30, 2019
 
 
 
$
11.49

(1) 
The net change in unrealized fair value of farmland portfolio consists of three components: (i) an increase of $0.17 due to the net appreciation in value of the farms that were valued during the three months ended September 30, 2019, (ii) an increase of $0.16 due to the aggregate depreciation and amortization expense recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2019, and (iii) a decrease of $0.15 due to capital improvements made on certain properties that have not yet been considered in the determination of the respective properties’ estimated fair values.
Comparison of estimated NAV and estimated NAV per common share, using the definitions above, to similarly-titled measures for other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to possible differences in the calculation or application of the definition of NAV used by such REITs. In addition, the trading price of our common shares may differ significantly from our most recent estimated NAV per common share calculation. For example, while we estimated our NAV per common share to be $11.49 as of September 30, 2019, based on the calculation above, the closing price of our common stock on September 30, 2019, was $11.90 per share.
The determination of estimated NAV is subjective and involves a number of assumptions, judgments, and estimates, and minor adjustments to these assumptions, judgments, or estimates may have a material impact on our overall portfolio valuation. In addition, many of the assumptions used are sensitive to market conditions and can change frequently. Changes in the market environment and other events that may occur during our ownership of these properties may cause the values reported above to vary from the actual fair value that may be obtained in the open market. Further, while management believes the values presented reflect current market conditions, the ultimate amount realized on any asset will be based on the timing of such dispositions and the then-current market conditions. There can be no assurance that the ultimate realized value upon disposition of an asset will approximate the estimated fair value above.


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ITEM 3.
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
This Item is not applicable to smaller reporting companies.
ITEM 4.
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As of September 30, 2019, our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based on that evaluation, the chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2019, in providing a reasonable level of assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in applicable SEC rules and forms, including providing a reasonable level of assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in such reports is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. However, in evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of necessarily achieving the desired control objectives, and management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the cost-benefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2019, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


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PART II – OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings
We are not currently subject to any material legal proceedings, nor, to our knowledge, are any such material legal proceedings threatened against us.
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Our business is subject to certain risks and events that, if they occur, could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations and the trading price of our securities. For a discussion of these risks, please refer to the section captioned, “Item 1A. Risk Factors,” in our Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to risks associated with our business or investment in our securities from those previously set forth in the report described above.
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Sales of Unregistered Securities
As partial consideration in connection with the acquisition of 3,586 acres of farmland in Martin County, Florida, on July 22, 2019, the Operating Partnership issued 288,303 OP Units, constituting an aggregate fair value of approximately $3.3 million as of the acquisition date, subject to adjustment pursuant to the related contribution agreement, to the seller upon consummation of the transaction. With regard to the OP Units issued in connection with the transaction, following a one-year holding period, the OP Units will be redeemable for cash or, at the Company’s discretion, exchangeable for shares of the Company’s common stock, in accordance with the terms of the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement. The exchanges of the OP Units pursuant to the related contribution agreement was consummated without registration under the Securities Act in reliance upon the exemption from registration in Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act as transactions not involving any public offering. No sales commission or other consideration was paid in connection with the sale.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
None.
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
Not applicable.
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Other Information
None.

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Item 6.
Exhibits
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
 
Exhibit Description
3.1

 
3.2

 
3.3

 
3.4

 
3.5

 
4.1

 
4.2

 
4.3

 
4.4

 
10.1

 
31.1

 
31.2

 
32.1

 
32.2

 
99.1

 
 
 
 
101.INS***
 
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH***
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL***
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.LAB***
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE***
 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
101.DEF***
 
XBRL Definition Linkbase

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***
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the following materials, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, (iv) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, and (v) the Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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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, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
Gladstone Land Corporation
 
 
 
Date: November 6, 2019
By:
 
/s/ Lewis Parrish
 
 
 
Lewis Parrish
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer and
Assistant Treasurer
 
 
 
Date: November 6, 2019
By:
 
/s/ David Gladstone
 
 
 
David Gladstone
 
 
 
Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board of Directors


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