Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Subsequent Events

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Subsequent Events
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019
Subsequent Events [Abstract]  
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Acquisition Activity
Subsequent to June 30, 2019, through the date of this filing, we have acquired two 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

 
$
62

 
$
575

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

 
434

 
3,696

 
 
 
 
 
 
3,910
 
2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
66,790

 
$
496

 
$
4,271

(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 6-year, follow-on lease with a new tenant that begins 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.
Leasing Activity
The following table summarizes certain leasing activity that occurred on our existing properties during the six months ended June 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)
FL
1
547
 
$
143

0
0 / 1
 
$
156

6.0
0
0 / 1
(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
Subsequent to June 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(1)
Rabo AgriFinance, LLC(2)
 
7/10/2019
 
$
5,514

 
6/1/2029
 
25.0 years
 
One-month LIBOR plus 1.750%
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

(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 that will result in an effective fixed interest rate of 4.04% for this loan throughout its term.
Gladstone Securities earned total financing fees of approximately $81,000 in connection with securing the above financings.
Equity Activity
Series B Preferred Stock
Subsequent to June 30, 2019, through the date of this filing, we have sold 229,294 shares of the Series B Preferred Stock for gross proceeds of approximately $5.7 million and net proceeds of approximately $5.2 million. Total Selling Commissions and Dealer-Manager Fees earned by Gladstone Securities as a result of these sales was approximately $527,000 (of which approximately $499,000 was remitted by Gladstone Securities to unrelated third-parties involved in the offering, such as participating broker-dealers and wholesalers).
June 2019 Offering Over-allotment
On July 16, 2019, the underwriters exercised a portion of the over-allotment option in connection with the June 2019 Offering, and, as a result, we issued an additional 277,297 shares of our common stock. The over-allotment settled on July 18, 2019, and resulted 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.
Distributions
On July 9, 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:
 
July 22, 2019
 
July 31, 2019
 
$
0.1328125

 
 
August 20, 2019
 
August 30, 2019
 
0.1328125

 
 
September 17, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
0.1328125

Total Series A Term Preferred Stock Distributions:
 
$
0.3984375

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Series B Preferred Stock:
 
July 24, 2019
 
August 2, 2019
 
$
0.125

 
 
August 22, 2019
 
August 30, 2019
 
0.125

 
 
September 24, 2019
 
October 3, 2019
 
0.125

Total Series B Preferred Stock Distributions:
 
$
0.375

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock:
 
July 22, 2019
 
July 31, 2019
 
$
0.04455

 
 
August 20, 2019
 
August 30, 2019
 
0.04455

 
 
September 17, 2019
 
September 30, 2019
 
0.04455

Total Common Stock Distributions:
 
$
0.13365


The same amounts paid to common stockholders will be paid as distributions on each OP Unit held by non-controlling limited partners of the Operating Partnership as of the above record dates.
Amendment to Advisory Agreement
On July 9, 2019, we amended our previously-existing Advisory Agreement (as amended, the “Amended Advisory Agreement”), which was approved unanimously by our board of directors, including our independent directors. Under the Amended Advisory Agreement, the definition of Total Equity therein 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 ending September 30, 2019. All other terms of our previously-existing Advisory Agreement remained the same.