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8-K
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 23, 2023

 

 

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

 

Ontario

001-38783

Not applicable

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

 

 

 

 

4700-80th Street

British Columbia Canada

 

Delta, British Columbia, Canada

 

V4K 3N3

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (604) 940-6012

 

 

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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 Shares, without par value

 

VFF

 

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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.

 

 


Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On June 23, 2023, Village Farms International, Inc. (the “Company” or “Village Farms”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders. For more information about the proposals set forth below, please see the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2023.

 

Proposal No. 1: The election of the Board of Directors to serve until the 2024 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are elected or appointed, received the following votes:

Nominee

Votes For

% For

Votes Withheld

% Withheld

Michael A. DeGiglio

17,328,203

 

86.94%

 

2,603,067

 

13.06%

John P. Henry

16,516,591

 

82.87%

 

3,414,679

 

17.13%

David Holewinski

16,502,653

 

82.80%

 

3,428,617

 

17.20%

Kathleen M. Mahoney

 

17,885,827

 

89.74%

 

2,045,443

 

10.26%

John R. McLernon

16,437,998

 

82.47%

 

3,493,272

 

17.53%

Stephen C. Ruffini

16,350,146

 

82.03%

 

3,581,124

 

17.97%

Christopher C. Woodward

15,855,726

 

79.55%

 

4,075,554

 

20.45%

 

Proposal No. 2: The approval of the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers on an advisory, non-binding basis, received the following votes:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

% of Voted

Votes Against

% of Voted

 

Abstain

 

% of Voted

16,285,001

 

81.71%

 

3,044,624

 

15.28%

 

601,645

 

3.02%

 

Proposal No. 3: Re-appointing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent public accounting firm for the Company for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2023:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Votes For

% For

Votes Withheld

% Withheld

41,101,024

 

97.69%

 

971,712

 

2.31%

 

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statemetns and Exhibits

Exhibit

Number

Description

104

Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

VILLAGE FARMS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Stephen C. Ruffini

 

 

 

Name: Stephen C. Ruffini

Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

(Authorized Signatory and Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
 

Date:

June 23, 2023